Lillian Dundes was a Polish Jewish immigrant who settled in the United States, where she married mathematician Jacob Wolfowitz. She is best known as the mother of Paul Wolfowitz, who was born on December 22, 1943, in Brooklyn, New York. As part of a Jewish immigrant family, she primarily served as a homemaker and mother, supporting her husband's academic career while raising their family in New York. The family later relocated to Ithaca, New York, where Jacob Wolfowitz taught statistical theory at Cornell University. Her influence on her son Paul, who became a prominent policymaker, is noted indirectly through family dynamics, with Paul's middle name 'Dundes' likely derived from her maiden name. Limited public information is available about her personal life, education, or professional activities beyond her family role.