Elchanan Chein

First Chein, Chassid of the Alter Rebbe

A) ?son?

B) ?son? both sons are believed to have drowned.

C) Peretz Hagadol - the Chernigover Rav (married _________ _________)

(married Miriam _______)

I. Chana (married Zalman Chein)

II. Radatz = Rav Dovid Tzvi Hersh Chein (married _______ ________)

(married _________ _________)

a) Menachem Mendel Chein ( married Pesia _________ ) Rav of Neshin

(1) Peretz Chein ( married ________ ________ ) lived in Charkov, Ukraine. Then in Yerushalayim now lives in Haifa

i. ? daughter ?

(2) Rivkah ( married _________ __________ )

(3) Dov Ber ( married _________ _________ )

(4) Shoshanna ( married _______ Zehavi ) lived in Novo Zivkev, White Russia

i. Vergin - doctor

b) Avraham Yehuda Chein ( married Leah Ginzberg )

(1) Peretz Chein

(2) Dov Chein

(3) Devorah

c) Rachel ( married Shalom Shlomo Schneerson ) brother of Rebbe's father, Levi Yitzchok

(1) Zelda - lives in Israel, composer, songwriter etc...

d) Rivkah ( married ________ Luria )

e) Sarah ( married _________ Kogan )

f) Musya ( married _________ Debriskin ) lived in Tel Aviv, now Yerushalayim

(1) ? son ?

(2) Devorah ( married ________ Helman)

i. Dovid Helman ( married _______ ________ ) lives in Bnei Brak

g) Miriam Chana ( married Yackov Gutnik)

h) Berel ( married _________ ________ )

i) ? daughter ?

III. Moshe Leib Chein (married ________ _________) changed family name to Laine. lived in Shklov, White Russia

a) Chaim Dovid Laine ( married ________ ________ )

(1) Yehoshua Laine ( 1st married Masha _______ ) ( 2nd married Risha ________ ) was the Rav Hagadol in Bershkovich and sometimes went to the city of Vitepski, White Russia. The Ragachover Rebbe in Leningrad always complimented him on how great a Talmud Chachom he was. His first 3 children are from Masha, the next 2nd 4 children are from Risha.

i. Ahron Lieb Laine ( married _______ ________ ) changed his name to Raskin

(A) Michel Raskin ( married ________ Rubashkin - sister of Ahron )

(B) Shalom Ber Raskin ( married ________ __________ )

(D) Benzion Raskin ( married ________ Hecht)

ii. Freidel Laine - no children

iii. Geitel ( married ________ __________ )

(A) Moshe - was killed during WWII

iv. Riva ( married Shalom Ber Raskin - different one ) lives in Israel

(A) Yehoshua ( married ________ ________ )

(B) Shlomo ( married _________ __________ )

(D) Risha ( married _____________ ___________ )

v. Shalom Ber Laine ( married ___________ ___________ )

(A) Risha ( married _______ ___________)

(B) Alter Eliezer Laine ( married ___________ __________ )

(D) Yosef Yitzchok Laine ( married ________ _________ )

(E) Rivkah ( married __________ __________ )

(F) Yehoshua Laine ( married ________ ________)

vi. Neska - died in WWII

vii. Peretz - died in WWII

(2) Menachem Mendel Laine - lived in Nevil, Died during WWII, was a strong man and the "Whites" hung him for 3 days before he died.

(3) Malka Tziporah ( married _______ Tzilman )

i. Moshe Tzilman ( married _______ ________ )

(A) Shmuel Tzilman ( married ______ _______ )

(B) Chaim Dovid Tzilman ( married ________ _________ )

b) Elchanan Laine ( married ____________ ________)

(1) Peretz Laine ( married _______ ________ )

i. Moshe Laine ( married ______ _______ )

(A) Peretz Laine ( married ________ ________ )

(B) Rivkah (married ________ Shur )

ii. Chana ( married Zalman Rivkin )

iii. Chaya ( married _____ Zeislin )

iv. Pola ( married ______ Axelrod )

v. Yitzchok ( married _____ ______ )

vi. ? son ?

c) Menachem Mendel Laine ( married _______ ________ ) lived in the time of Rebbe Rashab and Marash, lived in Hertzileah, winemaker.

(1) Eliezer Laine ( married ______ _______) writer in Yerushalayim

(2) Moshe Laine ( married ________ _______ )

(3) Leah ( married _______ _________)

IV. Avraham Ahron Chein (married ________ __________)

a) Meir Simcha Chein ( see other website)

b) Dovid ( married ________ _________ )

(1) Yosef Chein - lived in Charkov, Ukraine then went to Natanya, Israel where he was a Shochet (butcher). no children

(2) Gershon Chein ( married Gesia Yanovsky) Rav of Haifa for 25 years, then in Madosoff. Gesia Yanovsky is the cousin of the Rebbe's mother. Chana Yanovsky. no children

(3) Peretz Chein ( married _______ ________ )

a. Dovid Chein ( married _______ _________) ,lived in Gomil, White Russia

i- "Eli" Elusha Chein/ Khein

ii. Shayna "Svetlana"

b. Tzvi Hersh Chein

i. Yehoshua Chein ( married ________ __________ )

ii. Shayna (married ________ Rissenberg )

iii. Dovid Chein ( married _______ ________ )

iv. Chaya Rivkah ( married ________ Riggekov )

v. Nachmun Zalman Chein (married ___________ ____________ )

vi. Malka ( married ____________ Gutnik )

c. Avraham Chein - died young, during WWII

c) Menachem Mendel Chein ( married Kayli ___________ ) lived in Haifa. has 2 sons

(1) Peretz Chein (married _______ _______) lives in Givatayim

(2) ? son ?

d) Chana ( married Yisrael Noach Hacohen ) lived in Haifa

(1) ?daughter ? lives in Yerushalayim

e) Leib Chein ( married _________ _______ ) 2 sons, 1 daughter who live in Moscow

V. Meir Chein (married __________ ___________) *see D)

VI. Elchanan Chein (married __________ _____________)

a) Peretz Chein ( 1st married Musya ________ ) ( 2nd married Rachel ________ ) 1st 2 daughters from Musya, the 2nd 2 from Rachel. Born in 1884

i. Leah ( married ________ _______ )

ii. Asya ( married ________ ________ )

iii. Devorah ( married ________ _______ )

iv. Chana ( married _________ _________ ) Born in 1923 in Kriminchug, lived in Charkov, now living in Florida

(A) Rachel ( married ___________ __________ )

D) Meir Chein (married __________ _________) note: it is unclear whether Meir is Peretz's brother or son, it might be that since Elchanan died when Meir was young Peretz took him into his home. Rav in Toropitz (near Nevil) Melamed of the children of Mitler Rebbe and Tzemech Tzedek. Story: Mitler Rebbe came to cheder during Succos, and asked Meir why he was learning while everyone else was dancing ( it was during the Simchas Bais Hashava ) Meir answered he didn't have all year to learn like the Rebbe did. The Mitler Rebbe answered ......

I. Shaya Moshe Chein(married ________ __________) moved to Yerushalayim approx. 110 years ago. In the year 5642 ( Taph Reish Mem Beis) bought the, now known as Tzemech Tzedek shul, for the Tzemech Tzedek from Frankishe Jews.

a) Chaim Yosef Chein (married _________ _________)

(1) Shaya Moshe Chein ( married _______ ___________)

(2) Yaffa (married __________ _________)

(3) Elkah ( married Moshe Shtern ) A"H

(4) Etya ( married Moshe Shtern )

(5) Yisrael Meir Chein ( married _______ __________ )

(6) Chaya ( married _________ ________ )

b) Zelata - no children

c) Yehuda Chein (married _________ __________)

(1) Shaya Moshe Haine (married ________ _______) lives in California, has a PhD in Chemistry, also known as Morris Haine.

d) Meir Chein - no children

e) Basya Rachel ( married __________ Sochechevski)

f) Chaya ( married _________ _________)

g) Chana ( married __________ __________)

E) Zalman (married Chana Chein, daughter of Peretz Hagadol)