em ▁M end el ▁Schne ers ohn , ▁grand son ▁of ▁Le vi ▁Y itz ch ak ▁Schne ers ohn , ▁great ▁grand son ▁of ▁Bar uch ▁Sh alom ▁Schne ers ohn , ▁the ▁oldest ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁T zem ach ▁T zed ek ▁( Men ach em ▁M end el ▁Schne ers ohn , ▁the ▁third ▁Reb be ▁of ▁the ▁Lub av itch ▁dynast y ). ▁His ▁mother , ▁Lib a ▁Le ah , ▁was ▁the ▁grand d augh ter ▁of ▁Le vi ▁Y itz ch ok ▁of ▁B erd it chev , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁dis ci ples ▁of ▁D ov ▁Ber ▁of ▁Me zer itch , ▁himself ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁dis ci ples ▁and ▁successor ▁of ▁the ▁Ba al ▁Sh em ▁T ov , ▁the ▁founder ▁of ▁Has id ism . ▁ ▁Schne ers ohn ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Jewish ▁religious ▁resistance ▁in ▁the ▁USS R , ▁distrib uting ▁funds ▁and ▁prayer ▁books ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁the ▁Political ▁Red ▁Cross . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁after ▁receiving ▁his ▁sem ikh ah ▁from ▁the ▁Lub av itch ▁yes h iva ▁in ▁Russia , ▁he ▁imm igr ated ▁to ▁Mand atory ▁Palest ine ▁but ▁after ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁left ▁for ▁France ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁he ▁remained ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁he ▁created ▁the ▁Association ▁des ▁Isra él ites ▁Pr ati qu ants ▁( A IP ) ▁( also ▁Ke