Editing The Rebbe Accepting The Nesius (section)

== Newspaper Announcements ==
On 26 Teves, New York Jewish newspapers published that Chabad Chassidim had accepted the Rebbe as the Frierdiker Rebbe's successor. The articles mentioned ksivei hiskashrus given to the Ramash and that formal acceptance would be on Yud Shvat 5711. When the Rebbe learned of this, he asked Rav Chodakov to publish a denial in all newspapers. Rav Chodakov told the elder Chassidim, who pleaded with the Rebbe not to publish the denial. Only after much begging did the Rebbe agree. A week later, on 3 Shvat, official notices were published about the upcoming acceptance of nesius.