difficult during the many lean years
but they managed, Frank supplied the
finances and Jennie took good care of
the home like a pro,” she wrote.

In writing her stories, Paikin made
sure the family’s history was accurate
and accessible to future generations. She
added corrections and translations from
Yiddish to English of words “the young
children may not be familiar with.”
“She wanted her grandchildren to
see what good stock their family came
from, how strong their family was,”
Pluto said.

Paikin’s understanding of Judaism
was tied to family, as well. She kept
kosher but did not frequent a syna-
gogue consistently.

“She would love to celebrate the hol-
idays with her close family,” Pluto and
Lilian Paikin
Paikin wrote that “she was the only
child that gave Jennie (her mother) a
problem, she refused to eat, in those
days that was very exasperating to the
Courtesy of the Paikin family
parents as they were sure she would die
of malnutrition.”
Paikin’s family was comprised of
10 brothers and sisters, which “was
Stein said.

During the pandemic, Paikin worked
remotely from home, and her family
would make sure to bring groceries
to her.

Despite the myriad challenges posed
by COVID-19, Paikin took them in
stride. “I’m not bored,” she told Exponent
in 2020. “I just go along with what-
ever occurs, and I don’t worry. I don’t
worry about anything because what
you worry about may never occur, so
what’s the use in worrying about it?”
Besides her grandchildren, Lilian
Paikin is survived by five great-grand-
children. JE
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