The eyeglasses of the Rebbe Rayyatz of Lubavitch, By Rav Shulem Ber Levine, 5780

As we approach the day of Yud Shevat, the eyeglasses of the Rebbe Rayyatz, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch, are presented here – in the Exhibition of Our Rebbes, at the Library of Agudas Chassidei Chabad. This style of eyeglasses is also known as a pince-nez or lorgnette, which do not have temples. They have a handle on one side with which they can be held. According to the glasses-case and photographs, it seems that they were manufactured in Riga, and that the Rebbe used these eyeglasses, from when he lived in Riga, until his last days. By Rav Shulem Ber Levine, English 5780