Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn

Rabbi
Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn
Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn
Title	Lubavitcher Rebbe
Personal
Born	21 June 1880; Lyubavichi, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	28 January 1950 (aged 69); Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Religion	Judaism
Nationality	American
Spouse	Nechama Dina Schneersohn
Children	Chana; Chaya Mushka; Shaina;
Parents	Sholom Dovber Schneersohn (father); Shterna Sarah (mother);
Jewish leader
Predecessor	Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Successor	Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Began	21 March 1920
Ended	28 January 1950
Yahrtzeit	10 Shevat 5710
Buried	29 January 1950
Dynasty	Chabad Lubavitch

Yosef Yitzchak (Joseph Isaac)^[1] Schneersohn (Yiddish: יוסף יצחק שניאורסאהן; 21 June 1880 – 28 January 1950) was an Orthodox rabbi and the sixth Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement. He is also known as the Frierdiker Rebbe (Yiddish for "Previous Rebbe"), the Rebbe RaYYaTz, or the Rebbe Rayatz (an acronym for Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak). After many years of fighting to keep Orthodox Judaism alive from within the Soviet Union, he was forced to leave; he continued to conduct the struggle from Latvia, and then Poland, and eventually the United States, where he spent the last ten years of his life.

^ His Certificate of Naturalization Archived 7 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine gives his name as Joseph Isaack.

[1] His Certificate of Naturalization Archived 7 April 2007 at the Wayback Machine gives his name as Joseph Isaack.

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