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ECLASSIEICATION AUTHORITY DERIVED ERD SEEATEATIODCASTTO DAT302-08-2017 BY b6 A FPMR41CF UNITED STATES VERNMENT b7C Memorandum DIRECTOR, FBI DATE: 4/14/72 LEGAT,TEL AVIV b7E b3 SUBJECT RABBI MENACLEM SC NEERSON The following information was furnished to Legat by 5 memorandun classified 'conridential" prepared by Mr. JOIN II. ADAMS, Vice Consul, .Office.of Consul General,'U..S. Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel. .This memorandum was preparod. at the request of Legat,. 'after. discussion with Mr. ADAMs and the Consul Ceneral, Mr. LARRY. ROEDER, regarding the relatively high number of inmigrants from. P the U.S.s.R.; who traveled'to the United States to visit captioned. . The, memorandum is'as follows:. S S ..'From information developed through visa interviews,. :the following has been determined concerning Rabbi Menachem Schneerson, lnown as the Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch, spiritual 'Schneerson was born in a 3mali town'in the Ukraine,. USSR, on March 26, 1902. He reportedly left thie Soviet Union. in 192l and went to Paris where he obtained'a degrce in. marine engineering from the Sorbonne. : In 1925 he immigrated. to the U$ where he has resided to the present tinc.. Ile. 'supposedly worked for the US Navy as. a marine engineer. during World War II and did.not go into.rabbinical work until after the .war. His father was reportedly a leader in the. Chabad Movenient and he apparentiy succeeded him after his fathcr's death. .''Schneerson is mar? Td but. has no children. He resides. at 770 Eastern Parkway in the.Crown Heights area of Brooklyn,. '"schneerson is higi? ed in the Chaba! "ement and.his advice and counsel. L his: followers.: : An immediate. goal.: to b7E b3 Bureau (1 - Foreign .Liaison.Desk). (2 - New York) - Tel Aviv TNG/sip 6 ) MAY Saving ds Regularly on the PayrollSavings Pla