Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson | |
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Born | March 16, 1901 Babinovichi, Mogilev Governorate, Russian Empire[1] |
Died | February 10, 1988 New York City, U.S. | (aged 86)
Resting place | Old Montefiore Cemetery, Queens, New York City, U.S. |
Spouse | Menachem Mendel Schneerson |
Father | Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn |
Chaya Mushka (Moussia) Schneerson (Yiddish: חיה מושקא שניאורסאן; March 16, 1901 – February 10, 1988), referred to by Lubavitchers as The Rebbetzin, was the wife of Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh and last rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad-Lubavitch branch of Hasidic Judaism. She was the second of three daughters of the sixth Lubavitcher rebbe, Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn. She was named after the wife of the third Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneersohn.