Rabbi Schneour Zalman Schneersohn | |
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 Rabbi Schneour Zalman Schneersohn | |
| Title | Chief Rabbi |
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| Born | 1898 Gomel, Russian Empire (now Belarus) |
| Died | 1980 New York, USA |
| Nationality | French |
| Spouse | Sara Schneersohn |
| Children | Hadassah Carlebach |
| Parent(s) | Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (father), Liba Leah Schneersohn (mother) |
| Movement | Lubavitch Hasidism |
| Known for | Jewish resistance during WWII, aiding Jewish children |
| Occupation | Rabbi |
| Relatives | Descendant of Tzemach Tzedek, Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev |
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Schneour Zalman Schneersohn[1][2] (1898–1980) was a Lubavitch Hasidic Chief Rabbi who was active in France during World War II. During the Nazi occupation of France, he ran homes for children who had been separated from their families, providing them with food, shelter, and a Jewish education. Later, as the situation in France worsened, he smuggled many of them to safety.
- ^ The name is also spelled Schneerson (Nathan, 2008), and according to the daughter of the rabbi, Hadassa Carlebach (ibid.) he was called Chneerson during World War II.
- ^ Zuccotti (1993, p. 341, note 14) gives another version of the name. She writes: "The AIP was founded in Paris in 1936 by Grand Rabbi Zalman Chneersohn".
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