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The Schneerson Family
Write the Great Bookשניאורסאהן
Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Schneerson lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.
Lubavitch Hasidic dynasty (Chabad). Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi (1745-1812) founded the Chabad movement.
Geographic origin: Loubavitch, Russie blanche
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Schneerson — Zakhor, https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/schneersonVariants of the name (4)
One name, a hundred faces.
The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.
Latin3
SchneersohnSchneerzonShneerson
עברית · Hebrew1
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Notable figures
- 1.
Rabbi Shneur Zalman
Fondateur du Habad, auteur du Tanya
- 2.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Septième Rebbe de Loubavitch, leader mondial
- 3.
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Rebbe de Loubavitch · 1902-1994
In memory
The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Schneerson.
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Works & texts (4)
Documents published on Zakhor linked to this lineage through their keywords.
mystique
Torat Shmuel
Shmuel Schneersohn
Recueil de discours hassidiques (maamarim) de Shmuel Schneersohn, quatrième Rebbe de Loubavitch.
religieux
Magen Avot
Solomon Zalman Schneersohn
Ouvrage de Salomon Zalman Schneersohn.
mystique
Ayin Beis (Hemshekh 5672)
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Série de discours hassidiques (Hemshech 5672) de Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, cinquième Rebbe de Loubavitch.
mystique
Samekh Vov (Hemshekh 5666)
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
Série de discours hassidiques (Hemshech 5666) de Sholom Dovber Schneersohn.
Family tree
rootdescentmarriage
Chana Schneerson
1880–1964חנה שניאורסון
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
1878–1944לוי יצחק שניאורסון
Shalom Dovber Schneersohn
1834–1908שלום דובער שניאורסון (רצ'יצה)
Shmaryahu Noah Schneersohn
1842–1923שמריה נח שניאורסון
Shmuel Schneersohn
1834–1882שמואל שניאורסון
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
1860–1920שלום דובער שניאורסון
Solomon Zalman Schneersohn
1830–1900שלמה זלמן שניאורסון
Yehuda Leib Schneersohn
1811–1867יהודה לייב שניאורסון
Yossef Yitzchok Schneersohn
1880–1950יוסף יצחק שניאורסון
Chaya Mushka Schneerson
1901–1988חיה מושקא שניאורסון
Notable figures of the lineage
Chaim Shneur Zalman Schneersohn
חיים שניאור זלמן שניאורסון1814–1879
Chana Schneerson
חנה שניאורסון1880–1964
Isaac Schneersohn
יצחק שניאורסון (פריז)1879–1969
Levi Yitzchak Schneerson
לוי יצחק שניאורסון1878–1944
Schneour Zalman Schneersohn
שניאור זלמן שניאורסון (פריז)1898–1980
Shalom Dovber Schneersohn
שלום דובער שניאורסון (רצ'יצה)1834–1908
Shmaryahu Noah Schneersohn
שמריה נח שניאורסון1842–1923
Shmuel Schneersohn
שמואל שניאורסון1834–1882
Sholom Dovber Schneersohn
שלום דובער שניאורסון1860–1920
Solomon Zalman Schneersohn
שלמה זלמן שניאורסון1830–1900
Yehuda Leib Schneersohn
יהודה לייב שניאורסון1811–1867
Yossef Yitzchok Schneersohn
יוסף יצחק שניאורסון1880–1950
Chaya Mushka Schneerson
חיה מושקא שניאורסון1901–1988
Menachem Mendel Schneerson (le Rabbi de Loubavitch)
מנחם מנדל שניאורסון1902–1994
Places along the journey
Communities crossed
Diaspora regions
États-UnisEurope de l'EstIsraëlmonde entierRussie
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Bibliography
- A. Beider ; L. Menk, Dictionnaires des patronymes juifs d'Europe de l'Est (Beider : Empire russe 2008, Royaume de Pologne 1996, Galicie 2004) et judéo-allemands (Menk 2005), Avotaynu
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