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The Rebbe: A Brief Biography
Arrival in U.S.A.
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On Monday, Sivan 28, 5701 - June 23, 1941, the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin arrived in the United States,
having miraculously escaped the Nazi onslaught. His father-in-law, who had arrived in the United States
a year earlier, appointed him to head his newly founded organizations: Merkos Linyonei Chinuch ,
the educational arm of the Lubavitch movement; Machne Israel , the movement's social service organization;
and Kehot Publication Society , the Lubavitch publishing house.
Shortly thereafter the Rebbe began writing his scholarly notations to various Chassidic and
Kabbalistic treatises, as well as a wide range of Torah responsa. With publication of these works his
genius was soon recognized by scholars throughout the world.
Leadership
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After the passing of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn on the 10th of Shevat, in 1950,
Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson ascended to the leadership of the flourishing movement.
Motivated by a profound love for the Jewish people, the Rebbe launched an unprecedented
program to bring Judaism to every individual Jew, wherever he or she may be. Inspired by the
Biblical mandate: "And you shall spread forth to the West and to the East and to the North
and to the South" (Genesis 28:14), the Rebbe established a corps of shluchim - Lubavitch
emissaries - and charged them with establishing Chabad-Lubavitch centers in every corner
of the world. These dedicated men and women reflect the commitment of Lubavitch to the
entire Jewish people.
It is no wonder that, for many communities, Chabad-Lubavitch, with its vast array of
educational and social service programming, has become the central address for all matters
Jewish. Indeed, many of the Rebbe's innovations are so deeply ingrained in Jewish life today
that they often are no longer identified as Lubavitch in origin.
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