Lillian Simon was one of four children,[1] and grew up in a town outside of Chicago where the majority of her neighbors were of Scandinavian descent.
That year, he became rabbi of the Rodef Shalom congregation in Pittsburgh, remaining in the role until 1966.
Besides serving as rebbetzin, Lillian took to writing, producing a number of works for children that drew upon the aggadah.
She was possessed of a talent for crochet, as well, and produced books on crafts for an adult audience.
In the 1930s, she led other women of Rodef Shalom in the task of developing programs aimed at the blind; this included creating services using Braille prayer books,[4] a program which would serve as a model for others throughout the United States.