Veitzen Rebbe Rabbi Zussman
A Rabbi’s Prayer for King George V
A true story about a Hungarian rabbi who was asked by the British Royal Court to pray for the recovery of the Protector of Palestine. A survivor of Hitlerdom tells a story of better days.
by NATHAN ZIPRIN
It was in the summer of 1929. King George V of England was desperately ill. He had undergone two operations and the country was tense with anxiety over the prospect of a third one. One day, late in the summer of 1929, there was a knock at the rabbi’s door. The rabbi glanced at the telegram. Before him, was a plea, directly from the British Royal Court, that he pray for the recovery of the King of England, the Protector of Palestine.
The Rabbi gave his blessing, and the king recovered.
The Royal Court turned to Chief Rabbi Silberstein because it learned that in Jerusalem he was considered the greatest Rabbi in Europe.
Excerpt from an article in the Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle July 9, 1948