Леви Ицхак Шнеєрсон (1878 - 1944)

Born 28 Apr 1878 in Россия

Husband of Chana (Yanovsky) Schneerson — married 10 Jun 1900 in Nikolayev, Ukraine, Russian Empire

Died 9 Aug 1944 at age 66 in Алматы, Қазақстан, Советский Союз

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Biography

Леви Шнеєрсон is Notable.

Levi Yitzhak was born in 1878.

Family

His parents were Rabbi Baruch Schneur and Rebbetzin Zelda Rachel Schneerson. ^[1]

Later Years

On March 28, 1939, he "was arrested for his activities on behalf of Judaism in the Soviet Union. After more than a year of torture and interrogations in Stalin's notorious prisons, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak was tried in Moscow and sentenced to five years of exile in Central Asia. Rebbetzin Chana[his wife] subsequently followed him to be with him at his remote location of exile."^[1]

He passed away in 1944 in Alma Ata, Kazakhstan.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Chabad Biography of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/article_cdo/aid/117515/jewish/Biography-of-Rabbi-Levi-Yitzchak.htm Link] and archived link

• Wikipedia contributors. "Levi Yitzchak Schneerson." Wikipedia. Accessed 2 Jan 2018.