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Mother of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 7th Chabad rebbe. Chana Schneerson (née Yanovsky; 1880–1964) was the wife of Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, a Chabad Hasidic rabbi in Yekatrinoslav, Ukraine and the mother of the seventh Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.
- Birth and Early Years
- Marriage and Children
- Yekatrinoslav
- A Celebration in Yekatrinoslav
- Arrest and Exile
- Chi’Ili
- Departure and Return
- Refugees
- Brush with Death
- Alma-Ata—Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s Passing
Rebbetzin Chana was born in 1880, on the 28th of Tevet, in Nikolayev, Ukraine, to Rabbi Meir Shlomo and RachelYanovsky. She was the eldest of four children: she had two sisters, Gittel and Ettel, and a younger brother, Yisrael Leib, who passed away as a youth. Rabbi Meir Shlomo was chief rabbi of Nikolayev; indeed, the Yanovskys were known as a pre...
In 1900, at the age of 20, Rebbetzin Chana married Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson. The great-grandson of Rabbi Menachem Mendel, the “Tzemach Tzedek” (the third of the Chabad-Lubavitcher rebbes), Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was a renowned scholar and a brilliant Kabbalist. Rabbi Shalom DovBer Schneersohn, the fifth Lubavitcher rebbe, had suggested the match...
In 1907, when Rebbetzin Chana was 27 years old, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak became rabbi of the Ukrainian city of Yekatrinoslav—known today as Dnipropetrovsk. He served the community for 32 years—eventually assuming the position of chief rabbi—until 1939, when he was arrested by the NKVD (a precursor of the KGB) for his activities on behalf of strengthenin...
On the 14th of Kislev in 1928, Rebbetzin Chana’s oldest son, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, married Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, the daughter of the then Lubavitcher rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn. The wedding took place in Warsaw, Poland. Rebbetzin Chana and her husband were unable to attend the wedding, because the Soviet government had severely rest...
While the Soviet government claimed that it allowed religious freedom, it contrived ever more complex laws that made religious observance impossible. In 1939, after fiercely battling the authorities, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak won approval to bake special kosher-for-Passover matzah. Word of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s matzahproduction quickly spread, and Jews f...
Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana’s first home in Chi’ili was a single room in the dwelling of a crude Tatar couple who had a young child. The room had no door, and was damp, muddy, and filled with swarms of mosquitoes. They lived in extreme poverty and discomfort, with no privacy. On the 2nd of Nissan, shortly after Rebbetzin Chana’s arrival...
Five months after joining her husband in exile, Rebbetzin Chana decided, in desperation, to return home to Yekatrinoslav. This would allow her the opportunity to send him food regularly, and eliminate the need to obtain another portion of food in Chi’ili. Furthermore, living at home would ensure that the government would not appropriate her apartme...
With World War II ravaging Europe, many refugees and displaced people ended up in the Kazakhstan region where Rebbetzin Chana and her husband lived. Rabbi Levi Yitzchak and Rebbetzin Chana soon became well-known among all the Jewish refugees. Large groups of men and women, especially those women whose husbands were taken away for the war effort, wo...
The winter of 1942–43 was extraordinarily frigid. Rebbetzin Chana fell ill with a high fever. Fearing that her illness might be contagious, Rebbetzin Chana asked no one for help. Her condition deteriorated from day to day. One day, a couple visiting with Rabbi Levi Yitzchak observed him struggling at the stove trying to cook a pot of kasha (buckwhe...
In 1944, as Rabbi Levi Yitzchak’s sentence was nearing its end, his physical condition began to deteriorate. Though unaware of this, a serious illness was spreading through his body, severely weakening him. Meanwhile, friends in nearby Alma-Ata resolved to secure the rabbi’s release. They contributed thousands of rubles, giving of most of their wea...
- Shmuel Marcus
Rebbetzin Chana's Biography. This concise biography of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, gives a glimpse of her remarkable legacy. The Rebbetzin’s story is told through fascinating text, historic pictures and handwritten letters. By Shmuel Marcus and Avraham D. Vaisfiche.
20 Moving Entries From Rebbetzin Chana's Diary. Art by Rivka Korf Studio. Tishrei 6 marks the anniversary of passing of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, mother of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneersohn, of righteous memory.
28 feb 2021 · Arrest and Exile. In the Soviet Union, Rabbi Levy Yitzchak and Chana worked tirelessly to enable Jews to be able to practice Judaism. One standout example is how Rabbi Levy Yitzchak fought the...
20 set 2023 · Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, a feminine role model of Jewish activism and proponent of Jewish scholarship, mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and wife of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok, is being remembered today, on her yahrzeit.
21 set 2023 · EARLY YEARS. Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson was born on 28 Teves 5640/1880 to Reb Meir Shlomo Yanovsky the Rav of Nikolayev ,and his wife, Rebbetzin Rochel. Descending from an illustrious rabbinical lineage renowned for scholarship and leadership, Rebbetzin Chana was remembered by Nikolayev Chassidim as a particularly erudite child.
