Chana Schneerson

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.

Chana Schneerson
Born
Chana Yanovsky

December 30, 1880
DiedSeptember 12, 1964(1964-09-12) (aged 83)
Brooklyn, New York
NationalityUkrainian
Known for
  • Wife of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, a Chabad Hasidic rabbi in Yekatrinoslav, Ukraine
  • Mother of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, 7th Chabad rebbe

Chana Schneerson's grandfather was Abraham David Lavut, a composer of Jewish literature upon which Chabadic prayer books are based (including the Siddur Im Dach).

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