Shaina Horenstein
Born
Shaina Schneersohn

11 January 1904
Died13 September 1942(1942-09-13) (aged 38)
Treblinka extermination camp
SpouseMenachem Mendel Horenstein
Parents

Shaina Horenstein (11 January 1904 – 13 September 1942) was the youngest daughter of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Rebbe of the Chabad Hasidic movement. In the Chabad community, she is referred to as Rebbitzin Shaina.[1]

Biography

Sheina Horenstein was born Sheina Schnnersohn, the youngest daughter of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, the sixth Rebbe of the Chabad, and Nechama Dinah Schneersohn. As with many members of the Schneersohn dynasty, Sheina is referred to as "Rebbitzin Sheina" by many Chabad Hasidim.

Rebbitzin Sheina married Menachem Mendel Horenstein on Tuesday, 14 June 1932 (Hebrew: Sivan 10, 5692).[2] Her wedding was attended by many notable rabbis and Hasidic Rebbes.[3] After the wedding, the couple moved to Paris, where they lived until 1939.

Sheina and her husband were killed by the Nazis during World War II in Treblinka.[4][5] Mordechai Unrad testified that he had been in Treblinka with the Horensteins and that Sheina was killed on the 2nd Day of Rosh Hashanah, 1942.[6]

Memorial

Tomb of Sheina's sister, Rebbitzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson

The tomb of Sheina's older sister, Chaya Mushka Schneerson, contains a dedication to her death during the holocaust. The tomb is visited regularly by Chabad Hasidim.[7]

References

  1. ↑ Today is the Day. Kehot Publication Society. Chabad.org. Accessed 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Schneerson, Menachem Mendel. Eternal Joy Archived 25 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Vaad Lehafotzas Sichos. SichosInEnglish.org. Accessed 24 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Raynitz, Avrohom. "Rabbi Schneur Zalman Gurary." Beish Moshiach Magazine. Cheshvan 5764 (2004). Accessed 24 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Lightstone, Mordechai. Transition in Lubavitch. Lubavitch.com. 25 January 2010. Accessed 24 April 2014.
  5. ↑ Igros Kodesh Archived 25 April 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Sichos in English. Accessed 24 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Miller, Chaim (2014). Turning Judaism outward : a biography of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson the seventh Lubavitcher rebbe (First ed.). Brooklyn, NY. pp. 137, 446. ISBN 978-1-934152-36-2. OCLC 881630367.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ↑ Rebbitzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson. Shturem. Accessed 24 April 2014.
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