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Moras Chaya Mushka (also: Mussia; 1880 – 1942) was a daughter of the Rebbe Maharash, the fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, and the wife of Rabbi Moshe Hornstein.

Life[edit | edit source]

Chaya Mushka was born in 1880, the youngest daughter of the Rebbe Maharash and Moras Rivka Schneerson. When the Rebbe Maharash passed away, she was still a young girl, and so her shidduch (marriage match) was arranged by the Rebbe Rashab (Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneersohn, the fifth Rebbe of Chabad), her brother, since their father had passed away eight years earlier. As the Rebbe Rashab wrote:

For our sister, may she live, we have finalized the shidduch with the mechutan R. Z. Hornstein… My brother the Raza and I met the groom, tested him in learning, and found him good and upright — he is a G-d-fearing man, and we hope he will also be a vessel to receive Chassidus.

She married Rabbi Moshe Hornstein on the 10th of Elul, 1892, and the couple settled near her siblings and brother-in-law. During that period her husband ran a lumber business. They later moved to Anopol in Volhynia, and in 1922 relocated to Warsaw, Poland.

During the Holocaust, Chaya Mushka was taken together with her son and daughter-in-law to the Treblinka extermination camp, where on the 14th of Elul, 1942, she was led to the gas chambers and died as a martyr — al kiddush Hashem (in sanctification of G-d's Name).

Family[edit | edit source]

Son: Rabbi Shmuel Hornstein (his daughter, Mrs. Miriam Yuval (Teichman), passed away in 5786 [2026] at the age of 91)
Son: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hornstein — married Rebbetzin Sheina, the youngest daughter of the Frierdiker Rebbe (the Previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn)
Daughter: Sara Lis
Daughter: Leah Hornstein

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-[[File:אורנשטיין הזוג.jpg|thumb|Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka (on right) and her husband R' Moshe (on left) Hornstein.]]
+[[File:אורנשטיין הזוג.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Moras Chaya Mushka (right) and her husband Rabbi Moshe (left) Hornstein]]
-'''Rebbetizn Chaya Mushka''' (Mussia; 5640/1880 - 5702/1942) was the daughter of the Rebbe Maharash and the wife of Rabbi Moshe Hornstein.
-== Life History ==
+Moras '''Chaya Mushka''' (also: Mussia; [[5640|1880]] – [[5702|1942]]) was a daughter of the [[Maharash|Rebbe Maharash]], the fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, and the wife of Rabbi [[Moshe Hornstein]].
-She was born in 5640/1880 as the youngest daughter to [[the Rebbe Maharash]] and [[Rebbetzin Rivka]] Schneerson. When the Rebbe Maharash passed away, she was a young girl, and therefore her match was arranged by [[the Rebbe Rashab]] since the Rebbe Maharash had passed away eight years earlier, as the Rebbe Rashab writes:
-"For my sister tichye, we finalized the match with our mechutan Reb Zalman Hornstein... My brother the Raza and I met the groom and tested him in his learning and found him to be good and upright, and he is God-fearing, and we hope that he will also be a vessel to receive Chassidus."
+==Life==
-She married Rabbi Moshe Hornstein on the 10th of Elul 5652/1892, and the couple moved to live near her brothers and brother-in-law. During that period, her husband managed a wood factory. Later, they moved to Annopol in Volhynia and in 5682/1922 to Warsaw, Poland.
+Chaya Mushka was born in [[5640|1880]], the youngest daughter of the [[Maharash|Rebbe Maharash]] and Moras [[Rivka Schneerson]]. When the Rebbe Maharash passed away, she was still a young girl, and so her shidduch (marriage match) was arranged by the [[Rebbe Rashab]] (Rabbi Shalom Dovber Schneersohn, the fifth Rebbe of Chabad), her brother, since their father had passed away eight years earlier. As the Rebbe Rashab wrote:
-During the Holocaust, she was taken together with her son and daughter-in-law to the Treblinka death camp. There, on the 14th of Elul 5702/1942, she was led to the crematoria and was killed al kiddush Hashem (sanctifying God's name).
+{{Quote|For our sister, may she live, we have finalized the shidduch with the mechutan R. Z. Hornstein… My brother [[the Raza]] and I met the groom, tested him in learning, and found him good and upright — he is a G-d-fearing man, and we hope he will also be a vessel to receive Chassidus.}}
-== Her Family ==
+She married Rabbi [[Moshe Hornstein]] on the [[10 Elul|10th of Elul]], [[5652|1892]], and the couple settled near her siblings and brother-in-law. During that period her husband ran a lumber business. They later moved to Anopol in Volhynia, and in [[5682|1922]] relocated to Warsaw, Poland.
-* Her son R' Shmuel Hornstein
+During the Holocaust, Chaya Mushka was taken together with her [[Menachem Mendel Hornstein|son]] and [[Sheina (daughter of the Frierdiker Rebbe)|daughter-in-law]] to the Treblinka extermination camp, where on the [[14 Elul|14th of Elul]], [[5702|1942]], she was led to the gas chambers and died as a martyr — al kiddush Hashem (in sanctification of G-d's Name).
-* Her son R' Menachem Mendel Hornstein - married Rebbetzin Sheina, the youngest daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz
-* Her daughter Sarah Lis
+==Family==
-* Her daughter Leah Hornstein
+* Son: Rabbi Shmuel Hornstein (his daughter, Mrs. Miriam Yuval (Teichman), passed away in 5786 [2026] at the age of 91)
+* Son: Rabbi [[Menachem Mendel Hornstein]] — married Rebbetzin [[Sheina (daughter of the Frierdiker Rebbe)|Sheina]], the youngest daughter of the [[Frierdiker Rebbe]] (the Previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn)
+* Daughter: Sara Lis
+* Daughter: Leah Hornstein
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+[[he:חיה מושקא הורנשטיין]]