Shlomo Schneur Zalman Schneersohn (1830 – 1900) was a UkrainianHabadHasidicrabbi who was the second leader of Kopust Hasidism from 1866 to his death in 1900.[1]
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Rabbi Shlomo Schneur Zalman Schneersohn
Magen Avos (1902) by Shlomo Schneur Zalman Schneersohn
Personal
Born
Shlomo Schneur Zalman Schneersohn (שלמה שניאור זלמן שניאורסאן)
He was the son of Yehuda Leib Schneersohn, who founded the Kopust dynasty and was a grandson of the Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (the third Chabad Rebbe). He succeeded his father immediately following his death in 1866. He is the author of the 1902 text Magen Avot.[2][3] He had a son Yehuda Leib.[1]
Shlomo Zalman Schneersohn placed a portrait of his grandfather in his courtyard for his followers to see. The move is understood to help lend legitimacy to the Kapust branch of Chabad Hasidism.[4]
Light purple indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of the Chabad-Kapust dynasty
Light orange indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of the Chabad-Niezhin dynasty
Light blue indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of the Chabad-Liadi dynasty
Light yellow indicates a Hasidic Rebbe of Avrutch dynasty
Solid lines indicate parents/children, dashed lines show marriages, dotted lines show in-laws. Additional members of Schneersohn family are not listed here
Notes:
^Founder and first Rebbe of Chabad, known as Shneur Zalman of Liady