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Born in Manchester, England on 8 Adar I 5673/1913 to R' Zev Chabad and Golda Rivka Jaffe. Named after his paternal grandfather, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Dov Jaffe. | Born in Manchester, England on 8 Adar I 5673/1913 to R' Zev Chabad and Golda Rivka Jaffe. Named after his paternal grandfather, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Dov Jaffe. | ||
His mother was born in Rakishok. Her father was a Chassid of the Maharash and Rashab Rebbes. Her older sisters settled in America around 1903, and she followed them to Manchester, England where she met and married R' Zev in 1910. | His mother was born in Rakishok. Her father was a Chassid of [[The Rebbe Maharash|the Maharash]] and [[The Rebbe Rashab|Rashab]] Rebbes. Her older sisters settled in America around 1903, and she followed them to Manchester, England where she met and married R' Zev in 1910. | ||
The family's connection with the Chabad Rebbes was renewed after meeting R' Ben Zion Shem Tov, a Chabad emissary who encouraged them to correspond with the Previous Rebbe and renew their connection to Chabad Chassidism. | The family's connection with the Chabad Rebbes was renewed after meeting R' Ben Zion Shem Tov, a Chabad emissary who encouraged them to correspond with the Previous Rebbe and renew their connection to Chabad Chassidism. | ||