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Rebbe Sholom DovBer Schneersohn commonly referred to by the acronym Rashab served as the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe. His wife, Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson (d. 1942) is buried at the Old Montefiore Cemetery (see map below) in Queens.

Photo Caption: Rebbe Sholom Dovber Schneersohn, Credit: Chabad Library


Photo Caption: Newly discovered photo attributed to the Rebbe Rashab, Credit: Needed 


Photo Caption: Newly renovated Ohel in Rostov-on-the-Don, Russia, Credit: Rabbi Chaim Danzinger, Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Rostov-on-Don
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Photo Caption: Photo attributed (in dispute) to Rebbe Shmuel, Rebbe Maharash of Lubavitch. The Rebbe, who served as the 4th Lubavitcher Rebbe was born in the town of Lubavitch (White Russia) on the 2nd of Iyar in the year 5594 (1834). Rebbe Shmuel was the youngest of seven sons born to the Tzemach Tzedek. Among his famous quotes is “Lechatchilah ariber”. Rebbe Shmuel, who throughout his life suffered from many ailments, passed away at the young age of 48, on the 13th of Tishrei in the year 5643 (1882). He is buried alongside his father in the city of Lubavitch. Credit: Needed

Photo Caption: Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah Schneerson, Credit: N/N

Credit: N/N

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Rav Levi Yitzchok, a great tzaddik and kabbalist in his own right was the father of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe. His wife, Rebbetzin Chana is buried alongside her son at the Old Montefiore Cemetery (see map below) in Queens.


Photo Caption: Rav Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, Credit: N/N






Photo Caption: The Rav was buried in Almaty, Kazakhstan, making it one of the most far-flung kivrei tzadikim in the world, Credit: Rabbi Ephraim Duchman, Collel Chabad

Credit: Aaron C. Kinderlehrer, Kew Gardens Hills

Photo Caption: Rebbetzin Chana (d. 1964), Credit: N/N

Photo Caption: Rav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, Cheif Rabbi, Mykolaiv, Ukraine (d. 1933), father of Rebbetzin Chana, Credit: N/N

Rav Velenkin, a Ga’on in his own right was originally brought to Yekatrinoslav as a Shochet. Among his many students was one Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, who would go on to become the 7th Lubavitcher Rebbe.

Photo Caption: Rav Yaakov Yehuda Hecht, Credit: Rabbi Mordechai Hecht, Anshe Sholom Chabad JCC

Photo Caption: (L-R) Rav Mordechai Gifter of Telz Cleveland, Rav Shalom Ber Hecht of Queens (speaking), Rav JJ Hecht, Rav Chaim Gutnick of Australia, Credit: Credit: Rabbi Mordechai Hecht, Anshe Sholom Chabad JCC

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For close to 30 years, Rav Rodshtein served as the personal secretary to Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Lubavitcher Rebbe (d. 1950) and his successor Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (d. 1994), more commonly known as “The Rebbe”.

Photo Caption: Rabbi Moshe Leib Rodshtein, Credit: Chicago Rabbis

Credit: Chicago Rabbis

Photo Caption: Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, Credit: N/N

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The Rav’s son was Rav Yaakov Dov Safsel, Vishka Illui. 

Photo Caption: Rav Yaakov Dov Safsel, Vishka Illui, Credit: MCA

Photo Caption: Vishka Illui along with Rav Aharon Kotler, Credit: MCA 

Photo Caption: Rabbi Dovid Nosson Lesser (obstructed) along with Rebbe Yehoshua Chaim Teitelbaum, Credit: MCA

Photo Caption: Rav Avroham Ziskind, Credit: chabadpedia

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Prior to New York, the Rav served in Newark, New Jersey.

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Rav Jacobson was among the first Chasidei Chabad to arrive on these shores and was very instrumental in establishing and rebuilding the movement in North America. The Rav relocated from Russia with the permission of the  of the Frierdiker Rebbe.


Photo Caption: Rav Yisroel Jacobson, Credit: ChabadPedia

Photo Caption: Rav Yisroel Jacobson, Credit: Rabbi Herchel Tzeig

Photo Caption: Congregation Agudas Achim Ansche Bobruisk as it stands today on 729 Saratoga Avenue, Credit: Google

Photo Caption: Rabbi Aaron Lazer Zeitlin (Rabbi Jacobson’s brother-in-law) d. 1938. Rabbi Zeitlin died in a Russian prison camp for the “crime” of spreading Judaism. Credit: ChabadPedia

Photo Caption: Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, Lubavitcher Rebbe d. 1950, soon after his arrival to the United States, Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History (IFJCAH)

Photo Caption: Rav Eliyahu Simpson, Credit: Chabad Wiki

Photo Caption: Rav Eliyahu Simpson, Credit: Rabbi Shneur Zalman Berger

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Rav Simpson learned in Tomchei Temimim in Lubavitch ( Lyubavichi), Russia for 15 years and was among the prominent “chozrim” of the Rebbe Rashab (d. 1920). The Rav was among the first  Chabad chassidim to arrive on these shores and served at Congregation Tzemach Tzedek in Brooklyn for over 50 years.
When the Rebbe Rayatz (d. 1950) arrived in the United States at the end of 1929 he stayed at the home of Rav Simpson. In the video of “America is not Different” produced by JEM, the Previous Rebbe is seen standing on the porch of Rabbi Simpson’s house in Borough Park addressing the large crowd who came to greet him. The Rav would go on to serve as the Rebbe’s gabi (personal assistant).
Credit: shturem.org, from the writings of  Rabbi Shneur Zalman Berger

Photo Caption: Rav Gordon, Credit: Needed 

Of Note:
Rav Yehoshua”Josh” Gordon, the late directed of Chabad of the Valley in headquartered in Tarzana, CA was the Rav’s son.

Photo Caption: Rabbi Sandomirsky’s father-in-law, Rebbe Shmuel Kaufman, Miropoler Rebbe

Photo Caption: Rav Yerachmiel Benjaminson, Credit: Needed

Photo Caption: Rav Gourary, son-in-law of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn (d. 1950), the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe at his Ohel. (photo credit needed)

Source: From Washington to Washington

Photo Caption: Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi in his youth, Credit: Needed

Photo Caption: Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi, Credit: Wang Nuemen

Source: Weekly Farbrengen

Photo Caption: Rav Zalman Shimon Dworkin, Credit: Needed

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Soon after moving to the Chabad community in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Rav Zalman Shimon Dworkin was appointed Cheif Rabbi over all its instatutions. A postion he held until his passing in 1985.

Photo Caption: Rav Shneur Zalman Schneerson, Chief Rabbi, Association of Orthodox Jewry of France, Credit: Hadassa Carlebach

Photo Caption: Rav Shneur Zalman Schneerson, Chief Rabbi, Association of Orthodox Jewry of France, Credit: Hadassa Carlebach

Photo Caption: Rabbi Shneur Zalman Schneerson’s great great grandfather, Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch d. 1866. Among his famous quotes is  “Trakht gut vet zein gut — Think good and it will be good.”, Credit: Needed

Photo Caption: Ohel of Rebbe Dovber Schneuri (d. 1827) the second Rebbe of Lubavitch and more commonly referred to as the Mitteler Rebbe, being the second of the first three generations of Chabad leaders. The Rebbe was the first Chabad leader to live in the town of Lyubavichi (Lubavitch). The Rebbe’s son-in-law, The Tzemach Tzedek, would go on to become the third Rebbe of Lubavitch, Credit: Jewish Community of Nizhny Novgorod.

Photo Caption: Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liady, Baal HaTanya, (d. 1812), founder and first Rebbe of Chabad. The Rebbe was laid to rest in Hadiach, Ukraine.

Photo Caption: The Rebbe’s ohel in  Hadiach, Ukraine, Credit: Hamodia

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The Rav’s great grandfather Rav Baruch Shalom Schneerson (d. 1869) was also the the great great grandfather of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, “The Rebbe”, (d. 1994).  Rav Baruch Shalom Schneerson was the oldest son of the Tzemach Tzedek.

Photo Caption: Rebbe Shmuel Kaufman in New York City, Credit: Needed

Photo Credit: The Jewish Morning Journal, December 8th, 1921

Photo Caption: Advertisement announcing the upcoming yartzeit of the Rebbe’s father, Credit: The Jewish Morning Journal, November, 27, 1921

Photo Caption: The Rebbe’s father-in-law, Rebbe Baruch Bentzion, Loyev Chernobyler Rebbe d. 1945, Credit: Yitz Twersky, KGH

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The Rebbe was a great grandson of Rebbe Shmuel Kaminker (the second, d. 1843) the student of Rebbe Levi Yitzchok of Bardichev and Rebbe Avroham Yehoshua Hershel of Apt. The Rebbe’s maternal great grandfather Rebbe Arele of Totiv was a grandson of Rebbe Yisroel Baal Shem Tov.

Photo Caption: Rebbe Chaim Moshe Yehoshua Schneerson – Twersky,  Credit: Yitz Twersky, Kew Garden Hills, NY

Photo Caption: Ohel of Rebbe Dovber Schneuri (d. 1827) the second Rebbe of Lubavitch and more commonly referred to as the Mitteler Rebbe, being the second of the first three generations of Chabad leaders. The Rebbe was the first Chabad leader to live in the town of Lyubavichi (Lubavitch). The Mitteler Rebbe’s  oldest son, Menachem Nachun was the Tomashpol Koidnover Rebbe grandfather. Credit: Jewish Community of Nizhny Novgorod.

Photo Caption: Rebbe Shneur Zalman of Liady, Baal HaTanya, d. 1812, founder and first Rebbe of Chabad. The Rebbe was laid to rest in Hadiach, Ukraine. The Tomashpol Koidnover Rebbe father was a great grandson of the Baal HaTanya.

Photo Credit: Rabbi Benzion Twerski, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Caption:
1. Reb Kalman Flaks, a noted Bobover chossid
2. Rebbe Yaakov Yisroel Twersky, Hornisteiple Milwaukee Rebbe
3. RebbeMordechai Shlomo Friedman, Boyaner Rebbe
4. Rebbe Chaim Moshe Yehoshua Schneerson – Twersky, Tomashpol Koidnover Rebbe

Photo Caption: Rav Moshe Weinberger of Aish Kodesh, Woodmere, NY at the tzion of Rebbe Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev, June, 2015, Credit: Reb Dov Elias, Kew Gardens Hills, NY

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The Rebbe is a direct descendant of Rebbe Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the Baal HaTanya. In addition, the Rebbe’s grandmother was the granddaughter of Rebbe Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev (d. 1810).

Photo Caption: Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Credit: The Ohel Chabad Lubavitch Visitor Center

Photo Caption: Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Credit: Neil Folberg

Photo Caption: Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe, Credit: Needed

Photo Caption: The Rebbe, Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Credit: Needed

Photo Caption: Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe, outside his office on 770 Eastern Parkway, Credit: Needed

Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe, leaving 770 Eastern Parkway, October 2, 1977 Credit: The Living Archive (JEM) and Levi Freidin

Photo Caption: Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Lubavitcher Rebbe at a pre-Purim farbrengen, 1983, Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History

Photo Caption: 770 Easter Parkway as it stands today. The building, which soon became known as 770 serves as Chabad’s World Headquarters. The Rebbe’s office was located on the first floor of 770. Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY



Photo Caption: The Rebbe’s original shtenders and chair. In his humility, the Rebbe insisted that they be of simple design. Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

Photo Caption: The Ohel Chabad Lubavitch Visitor Center decked out in honor of Chanukah, Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

Photo Caption: View from the Ohel Chabad Lubavitch Visitor Center overlooking the Ohel, Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY


Photo Caption: Kvitel requests left at the Lubavitcher Rebbes kever, Credit: IFJCAH

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Scores of books have been and continue to be published on the life and times of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. It should be noted that the Rebbe’s Ohel is the most frequented grave in North America and among the most visited in the world.

Photo Caption: Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rayatz), Credit: IFJCAH

Photo Caption: Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rayatz), Credit: Needed

Photo Caption: Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rayatz), during his first visit to the United States, Credit: IFJCAH

Photo Caption: Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rayatz), during his trip to Eretz Yisroel, Credit: Needed


Photo Caption: 770 Easter Parkway as it stands today. The building, which soon became known as 770 serves as Lubavitch World Headquarters. The Frierdiker Rebbe lived in an apartment on the second floor. Credit: Shmuel Amsel, Brooklyn, NY

Photo Caption: Chassidim praying at the ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe (Rayatz), c. 1974, Credit: Mal Warshaw

Photo Caption: SS Drottningholm overlooking New York Harbor, The Rebbe arrived on these shores March 19, 1940 aboard the SS Drottningholm. Soon after he gave his now-famous America Iz Nisht Andersh (America is not Different) speech at the Graceland Hotel in Manhattan. Credit: Institute For Judaic Culture and History

Photo Caption:  Portrait of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch (d. 1866). The Rebbe, who served as 3rd Rebbe of Lubavich was the son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe. Among his famous quotes is  “Trakht gut vet zein gut — Think good and it will be good.”, Credit: N/N

Photo Caption: The Ohel in Lubavitch, Russia where both of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Tzemach Tzedek of Lubavitch and his youngest son Rebbe Shmuel, The Rebbe Maharash are buried, Credit: Rabbi Gavriel Gordon, Director of MyLubavich.
Special appreciation: Rabbi Levi Mondshine, Jewish community of Smolensk, Russia

Photo Caption: Rabbi Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia outside the Ohel in Lubavich, Russia, Credit: Rabbi Gavriel Gordon, Director of MyLubavich.
Special appreciation: Rabbi Levi Mondshine, Jewish community of Smolensk, Russia 

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Scores of books have been and continue to be published on the life and times of Rebbe Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson, the Frierdiker Rebbe or Rebbe Rayatz as he is commonly referred too by Lubavicher Chassidim.