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|birth_date=28 Tevet 5640 | |birth_date=28 Tevet 5640 | ||
|passing_date=6 Tishrei 5725 | |passing_date=6 Tishrei 5725 | ||
|spouse=[[ | |spouse=[[Levi Yitzchak Schneerson|Rabbi Levi Yitzchak]] | ||
|children=[[The Rebbe]] | |children=[[The Rebbe]] | ||
|works=''A Mother in Israel:The Life and Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson of Blessed Memory'' | |works=''A Mother in Israel:The Life and Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson of Blessed Memory'' | ||
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'''Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson''' (28 Tevet 5640 - 6 Tishrei 5725) was the daughter of [[Reb Meir Shlomo Yanovsky]], wife of [[Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson]] who served as the rabbi of Yekaterinoslav, and mother of [[the Rebbe]]. | '''Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson''' (28 Tevet 5640 - 6 Tishrei 5725) was the daughter of [[Reb Meir Shlomo Yanovsky]], wife of [[Levi Yitzchak Schneerson|Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson]] who served as the rabbi of Yekaterinoslav, and mother of [[the Rebbe]]. | ||
Throughout her husband's decades of rabbinical service and public activity, she stood by his side, and even when he was arrested and exiled by the Communist regime, she followed him to his place of exile. After World War II, she left Russia and arrived in Pöking, Germany, from there she wandered to Paris. The Rebbe came to Paris and brought her to New York, where she lived in Crown Heights from then on. | Throughout her husband's decades of rabbinical service and public activity, she stood by his side, and even when he was arrested and exiled by the Communist regime, she followed him to his place of exile. After World War II, she left Russia and arrived in Pöking, Germany, from there she wandered to Paris. The Rebbe came to Paris and brought her to New York, where she lived in Crown Heights from then on. | ||
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The Rebbetzin was involved in the lives of the Chassidim in Crown Heights. Many Chassidim would visit her home, converse with her, and share memories of her husband, [[Levi Yitzchak Schneerson|Rabbi Levi Yitzchak]]. She regularly attended prayers and farbrengens at 770 and Chassidic celebrations. | The Rebbetzin was involved in the lives of the Chassidim in Crown Heights. Many Chassidim would visit her home, converse with her, and share memories of her husband, [[Levi Yitzchak Schneerson|Rabbi Levi Yitzchak]]. She regularly attended prayers and farbrengens at 770 and Chassidic celebrations. | ||
Rebbetzin Chana served as a member of the presidency of N'shei uBnos Chabad in the United States. | Rebbetzin Chana served as a member of the presidency of N'shei uBnos Chabad in the [[United States]]. | ||
== Her Passing == | == Her Passing == | ||
The Rebbe shedding tears at his mother's funeral The Rebbetzin's resting place | [[File:הרבי בהלויה הרבנית.jpg|thumb|The Rebbe shedding tears at his mother's funeral The Rebbetzin's resting place]] | ||
The Rebbetzin passed away at Mincha time on Shabbat, 6 Tishrei 5725 (September 12, 1964), and thousands of Chassidim attended her funeral. She rests in the Rebbetzins' section near the Rebbe Rayatz's ohel in Queens, New York. | The Rebbetzin passed away at Mincha time on Shabbat, 6 Tishrei 5725 (September 12, 1964), and thousands of Chassidim attended her funeral. She rests in the Rebbetzins' section near the Rebbe Rayatz's ohel in Queens, New York. | ||