The Simon Family

סימון

Origin of the name, history and genealogy of the Simon lineage — a Jewish family name and the traces it left behind.

Patronyme porté par plusieurs figures juives documentées (États-Unis, Allemagne). Cette fiche regroupe 5 figures du corpus partageant ce nom ; leurs liens généalogiques précis restent à documenter.

Geographic origin: États-Unis, Allemagne

A book yet to be written

The Great Book of the Simon lineage has not yet been written.

Claude Opus 4.8 will compose an original work from archival items in the corpus that mention this lineage, in-depth web research, and family contributions already submitted. The work will comprise approximately 30 to 40 pages — introduction, 5 to 7 chapters, conclusion — and will be automatically enriched with each new contribution.

Collection

Location of archival items, responsa and articles in the corpus that cite the lineage or its variants.

Web research

Claude explores external sources (encyclopaedias, academic databases, digital archives).

Writing

Outline, chapters, bibliography — every page is sourced. Live streaming.

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Simon — Zakhor, https://zakhor.ai/en/grands-livres/familles/simon

Variants of the name (6)

One name, a hundred faces.

The same surname, transcribed differently across languages, eras, and diasporas.

עברית · Hebrew1

סימון

العربية · Arabic1

سيمون

Кириллица · Cyrillic4

СімонСаймонСимонЗимон

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Notable figures

1.
Julian Lincoln Simon
économiste américain
2.
Norton Simon
American art collector (1907-1993)
3.
Neil Simon
auteur dramatique, scénariste américain
4.
Henri James Simon
German Jewish entrepreneur and art collector (1851-1932)
5.
Walter Simon
German sinologist (1893-1981)

In memory

The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names at Yad Vashem records the women, men, and children murdered during the Shoah. You can search there for the people who bore the name Simon.

Search “Simon” on Yad Vashem

The search is performed directly in the Yad Vashem archives; Zakhor neither copies nor retains any personal data. The presence or absence of a name in the database is not exhaustive. Learn more

Works & texts (21)

Documents published on Zakhor linked to this lineage through their keywords.

litteraire1979

Chapter Two

Neil Simon

Pièce de théâtre de Neil Simon (1979)

litteraire1981

The Ultimate Resource

Julian Lincoln Simon

Œuvre littéraire de Julian Lincoln Simon, 1981.

litteraire1984

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Neil Simon

Pièce de théâtre de Neil Simon (1984)

litteraire1985

Biloxi Blues

Neil Simon

Pièce de théâtre de Neil Simon (1985)

litteraire1987

Broadway Bound

Neil Simon

Pièce de théâtre de Neil Simon (1987)

litteraire1990

Jake's Women

Neil Simon

Pièce de théâtre de Neil Simon (1990)

The Great Book of the Simon lineage has not yet been written.

Collection

Web research

Writing

In the meantime

Lineage Map

🔗 Cite / link this page

Variants of the name (6)

Notable figures

In memory

Works & texts (21)

Notable figures of the lineage

Diaspora regions

The days of this book

Recorded burials

Bibliography

Tags

Other lineages — German