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Tribute to rebbe’s wife. NYdailynews
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Thousands of Hasidic women recited psalms and prayed Sunday at the Queens gravesite of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, wife of the last Lubavitcher rebbe.The rebbetzin, who died 20 years ago, was known for her loyalty to her husband, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, whom she pushed to become the seventh rebbe - or spiritual leader - in 1950.She was also seen by many as a champion of women’s issues. A campus of the Bais Rivka girls’ school in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, is named after her. NYdailynews
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