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Levi Yitzchak Schneerson: rabbi, exile and a grave in Almaty

The father of the seventh Lubavitcher rebbe: Yekaterinoslav, the 1939 arrest, exile in Kazakhstan and a grave in Almaty. The source gives two different birth years, and we repeat both.

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Who was Levi Yitzchak Schneerson

Levi Yitzchak Schneerson (1878-1944) was a rabbi and the father of the seventh Lubavitcher rebbe, Menachem Mendel Schneerson. From 1909 to 1939 he served as chief rabbi of Yekaterinoslav. 1

Arrest and exile

In March 1939 he was arrested and then exiled to Chilii, a settlement in Kazakhstan. After his release he lived in Alma-Ata. 1

Memory

He died on 9 August 1944 in Alma-Ata and is buried in the city's Jewish cemetery. He was rehabilitated in 1989. 1

What is disputed here

The birth year. The same article gives the year of birth twice and differently, as 1878 in one place and 1871 in another. We show both rather than choosing one on the source's behalf. 1

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  • Шнеерсон, Леви Ицхак

    Википедия, русский раздел · ru · Type: reference article · primary · 13 August 2026 · Accessed: 15 September 2026

    Locator: pageid=258572;revid=154417363

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