▁films ▁Category : American ▁independent ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : Col umb ia ▁Pictures ▁films ▁Category : English - language ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Bla ke ▁Edwards ▁Category : Fil ms ▁scored ▁by ▁Henry ▁Man c ini ▁Category : Fil ms ▁with ▁screen plays ▁by ▁Bla ke ▁Edwards <0x0A> </s> ▁Schne our ▁Z al man ▁Schne ers ohn ▁( 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 8 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Lub av itch ▁Has id ic ▁Chief ▁Rab bi ▁who ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁France ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . D uring ▁the ▁Naz i ▁occupation ▁of ▁France , ▁he ▁ran ▁homes ▁for ▁children ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁separated ▁from ▁their ▁families , ▁providing ▁them ▁with ▁food , ▁shelter ▁and ▁a ▁Jewish ▁education . ▁Later , ▁as ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁France ▁w ors ened , ▁he ▁sm ugg led ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁to ▁safety . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Schne our ▁Z al man ▁Schne ers ohn ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁G om el , ▁Russian ▁Empire ▁( current ly ▁in ▁Bel arus ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 . ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁the ▁Lub av itch ▁h ass id ic ▁dynast y , ▁and ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁sevent h ▁Reb be , ▁which ▁went ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁to ▁his ▁cousin , ▁Men ach em ▁M end el ▁Schne erson ). ▁ ▁Schne ers ohn ▁was ▁desc ended ▁on ▁both ▁sides ▁from ▁pr estig ious ▁Has id ic ▁families . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Men ach