Background
Simons, Leonard Norman Rashall was born on July 24, 1904 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of William Rashall and Minna (Williams) Simons.
Simons, Leonard Norman Rashall was born on July 24, 1904 in Youngstown, Ohio, United States. Son of William Rashall and Minna (Williams) Simons.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Wayne State University, 1957. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute Religion, 1964. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Marygrove College, Detroit, 1986.
Partner, Simons-Michelson Company Investments, Troy, Michigan, since 1929; vice president, Simons Michelson Zieve Advertising Agency, Inc., Troy, since 1977. Former visiting lecturer New York University.
Advisory director United States Treasury for War Bonds, Michigan, 1941-1945. Past president Wayne State University Press, Temple Beth El, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. President emeritus Detroit History Commission.
Past chairman board Michigan Cancer Foundation. Past chairman United Negro College Fund Michigan. Board directors, former vice president Jewish Federation Detroit.
Board directors Jewish National Fund Michigan, National Foundation Infantile Paralysis Southeast Michigan (former chairman), Sinai Hospital (former vice president), Jewish Home for Aged (past chairman board), National Conference of Christians and Jews (brotherhood chairman 1952), Greater Detroit Interfaith Round Table Christians and Jews. Member American Jewish History Society (honorary director), Detroit History Society (honorary director), Phi Beta Kappa (honorary), Zeta Beta Tau. (honorary) Clubs: Franklin Hills Country (past president), Adcraft.
Lodges: Masons.
Married Harriette Lieberman, January 21, 1930 (deceased September 1986). Children: Mary Lou Zieve, Susan.