Editing Yerachmiel Binyamin Klein (section)

== Life History ==
[[File:בנימין קליין בכניסה ל770.png|thumb|Rabbi Klein in his youth (left) alongside the Rebbe during the farewell ceremony at the end of the month of Tishrei 5721]]
Rabbi Yerachmiel Binyamin Klein was born on 6 Av 5695 (1935) in Yerushalayim to R' Menachem HaLevi Klein, head of the Chevra Kadisha in Yerushalayim, and to Rachel. His mother passed away shortly after his birth, which is why he was named Binyamin, after Binyamin whom Rachel Imeinu died while giving birth to.
[[File:בנימין קליין בחדר המזכירות.jpg|thumb|Rabbi Klein (left) in the secretariat room at 770]]
In his childhood, he studied at the "Eitz Chaim" Talmud Torah in the Meah Shearim neighborhood of Yerushalayim. In his youth, he studied at Yeshivas Toras Emes Yerushalayim, and in the month of Av 5716, he came to study at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim 770. He managed the Mesibos Shabbos of Merkaz L'Inyonei Chinuch and the central Tzeirei Agudas Chabad in the United States. In Adar 5721, he married Leah, the daughter of R' Mordechai Shusterman.

In 5722, he traveled as the Rebbe's shliach to Australia, and in 5723, Rabbi Klein returned to the United States. During this period, the Rebbe suggested to Rabbi Klein to work in the secretariat, and he began serving as an assistant to the first secretary and director of the secretariat, Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Aisik Hodakov. Over the years, mainly due to his complete fluency in Hebrew, he began to mediate between the Rebbe's secretariat and political, security, and political figures in Eretz Yisroel. Throughout the years, he met and worked extensively, on the Rebbe's mission, with senior officials from the Shin Bet and the Israeli Mossad. On rare occasions, he was even sent for short stays in Israel. Most of his activities in this area remained unknown due to their sensitive nature.

During the years, Rabbi Klein, alongside his secretariat colleagues Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner, Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and Rabbi Shalom Mendel Simpson, was responsible for private correspondence with the Rebbe. Most of the personal letters were transferred by them to the Rebbe, and the Rebbe's replies were also delivered by them.

When Prime Minister Menachem Begin came to meet with the Rebbe in 5737, the Rebbe referred to him in front of the Prime Minister as "mein general" (= my general), and also at the end of the distribution of the Tanya on 11 Nissan 5742.

Beginning in 5754, he published a column in the Kfar Chabad newspaper called "From the Royal House," in which he published a photograph of a handwritten response from the Rebbe each week, with background to the response.

He was one of the regular activists in the Chabad House near the Ohel, and a board member of Heichal Menachem in Boro Park.

He passed away at the age of 79 on 18 Sivan 5775 at his home near Beis Chayeinu, and was buried in the Montefiore Cemetery behind and near the Ohel.