Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson was the daughter of Meir Shlomo and Rochel Yanovsky. As a teen she was known amongst Chasidim as a scholar. She married the Kabalist Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Schneerson and they had three sons, the oldest of whom became the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Rebbetzin Chana willingly joined her husband when he was exiled to Chi’ili, Kazakhstan, despite the subhuman conditions. In 1947, a few years after her husband’s passing, Rebbetzin Chana was able to leave Russia and travel to Paris. There she was reunited with her son who brought her to the USA. She passed away on 6 Tishrei, 1964.