As soon as she arrived in Paris, Rabbi Menachem Mendel hastened to fly out from New York to meet her. The reunion of mother and son, separated for twenty years and after profound suffering and loss, was deeply emotional.

Paris, 1947. After the reunion of Rebbetzin Chana with her oldest son, a special reception was prepared with the participation of chassidim and friends. Here the future Rebbe farbrenged, his mother sitting to his right.
Paris, 1947. After the reunion of Rebbetzin Chana with her oldest son, a special reception was prepared with the participation of chassidim and friends. Here the future Rebbe farbrenged, his mother sitting to his right.

Paris, 1947. After the reunion of Rebbetzin Chana with her oldest son, a special reception was prepared with the participation of chassidim and friends. Here the future Rebbe farbrenged, his mother sitting to his right.

After Shavuot, Rebbetzin Chana and Rabbi Menachem Mendel sailed from Paris to New York, having been directed by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, to travel by boat and not by airplane. At the port, they were sent off by a large group of chassidim and friends.

The ship arrived in New York on the 28th of Sivan 1947.