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== Life History == | == Life History == | ||
She was born near the city of Zlobin in 1901 (5661) to her father R' Ben-Zion z"l and her mother Mina Etta Esther a"h | She was born near the city of Zlobin in 1901 (5661) to her father R' Ben-Zion z"l and her mother Mina Etta Esther a"h Garelick. Her family was from Chabad chassidic lineage, and were descendants of the Gr"a of Vilna [source needed]. | ||
In the summer of 1921 (5681), she married her husband, the chassid and tamim R' Yitzchak Elchanan HaLevi Shagalov, son of R' Yehuda Leib HaLevi z"l and his wife Mrs. Henya Stitcha a"h. After the wedding, they moved to live in the city of Homel. | In the summer of 1921 (5681), she married her husband, the chassid and tamim R' Yitzchak Elchanan HaLevi Shagalov, son of R' Yehuda Leib HaLevi z"l and his wife Mrs. Henya Stitcha a"h. After the wedding, they moved to live in the city of Homel. | ||
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Despite the difficulties, they did not refrain from continuing to work with mesiras nefesh, until on the morning of Tishrei 4, 1937, her husband was arrested by the authorities and his whereabouts remained unknown. During all this time, she was considered an agunah (a woman whose husband has disappeared without proof of death), until 1993 when his investigation file was discovered, where it was explicitly stated that he was sent to his death on Tevet 25, 1937, at only 41 years of age, Hy"d (may Hashem avenge his blood). | Despite the difficulties, they did not refrain from continuing to work with mesiras nefesh, until on the morning of Tishrei 4, 1937, her husband was arrested by the authorities and his whereabouts remained unknown. During all this time, she was considered an agunah (a woman whose husband has disappeared without proof of death), until 1993 when his investigation file was discovered, where it was explicitly stated that he was sent to his death on Tevet 25, 1937, at only 41 years of age, Hy"d (may Hashem avenge his blood). | ||
Mariesha remained alone to raise her six children. Initially, she sold stockings and various notions to support her family, and later settled in Crown Heights and became part of the landscape of 770. She would stand for long hours during the distribution of dollars to ensure order and organization in the line of women waiting to receive a dollar from the Rebbe's hand. She would also collect tzedakah for Torah support and acts of chesed, especially for the | Mariesha remained alone to raise her six children. Initially, she sold stockings and various notions to support her family, and later settled in Crown Heights and became part of the landscape of 770. She would stand for long hours during the distribution of dollars to ensure order and organization in the line of women waiting to receive a dollar from the Rebbe's hand. She would also collect tzedakah for Torah support and acts of chesed, especially for the [[Oholei Torah]] institution. Additionally, she would stand on Hoshana Rabbah with the Rebbe's Four Species to provide the merit for Jewish women and girls. | ||
She lived to a very old age and passed away on Tevet 20, 2007, close to the yahrtzeit of her husband, at the age of 106. Her funeral was held that same day and she was laid to rest honorably in the women's section of Agudas Chasidei Chabad in the Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, New York, in the first row near the holy Ohel. | She lived to a very old age and passed away on Tevet 20, 2007, close to the yahrtzeit of her husband, at the age of 106. Her funeral was held that same day and she was laid to rest honorably in the women's section of Agudas Chasidei Chabad in the Montefiore Cemetery in Queens, New York, in the first row near the holy Ohel. | ||
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== Her Family == | == Her Family == | ||
* Her daughter Mrs. Rosa, wife of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Marozov - mashpia in Yeshivas | * Her daughter Mrs. Rosa, wife of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Marozov - mashpia in Yeshivas Oholei Torah. | ||
* Her son, Rabbi Schneor Zalman Shagalov - one of the prominent community activists in Crown Heights, energetic activist with Russian Jewry, and among the leaders of the F.R.E.E. organization (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe). | * Her son, Rabbi Schneor Zalman Shagalov - one of the prominent community activists in Crown Heights, energetic activist with Russian Jewry, and among the leaders of the F.R.E.E. organization (Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe). | ||
* Her son, Rabbi Ben Zion Shagalov, Jerusalem | * Her son, Rabbi Ben Zion Shagalov, Jerusalem | ||