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Memoirs by Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson is an English translation of the memoirs by Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, wife of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson and mother of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.

Beginning in 1947 and ending in 1963, Rebbetzin Chana recorded, in Yiddish and in diary form, "some memories of
the final years of my husband." Although sections of these memoirs have appeared in print, the present offering is the
first in the publishing of the entire extant manuscript. It is our hope to be able to release further sections on a weekly basis, with G-d's help.

The first installment of the newly discovered diary of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, the Rebbe's mother, was released in honor of her yahrzeit on 6 Tishrei.

The diary will be published in four languages on the Web on Chabad.org and in print by Kehot Publication Society.

"I am not a writer, nor the daughter of a writer," she begins the entry dated Wednesday, Fast of Gedalya, 5708 (September 17, 1947).

"My desire is to record some memories of the final years of my husband, of blessed memory. I am unsure whether I will succeed. Firstly, will I be able to put all my recollections into writing? And secondly, will I have the peace of mind needed for such a task?"

She goes on to describe the arrest of her husband, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson at three o'clock in the morning by four agents of the NKVD, the secret Soviet police organization (precursor to the KGB).

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