Simon was born in 1873 in Suvainiskis. Simon's father was Aaron Sandler and his mother was Sarah. His paternal grandparents were Abel Sandler and <Unknown>. He had three brothers named Samuel, Abe and Ber. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 81 on July 11th, 1954 in Johannesburg. He was buried on July 12th, 1954 at the West Park Cemetery.1