Mimi Aronoff
Born in Dallas, TX, in 1929, Mimi attended John Henry Brown School and Forest High School. Her father, who eventually owned Goodman Produce Company, immigrated from Poland to the U.S. at age 13. On June 21, 1947, Mimi married her husband, Melvin, who had the opportunity to meet Albert Einstein at a seder dinner through the military. Her family was active in three synagogues – Temple Emanu-El, Agudas Achim, and Shearith Israel – and Mimi was president of Mizrachi Women in Dallas. On the day of her son’s bar mitzvah, she heard on the radio that President Kennedy was assassinated, and later that night saw Jack Ruby at Temple.
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Fonda Schepps Arbetter was born in 1956 in Dallas, Texas. Her great-grandparents, Nathan and Freida Schepps, founded Schepps Dairy in Russia before coming to Texas and continuing the family business. Fonda attended preschool at Congregation Shearith Israel and years later met her husband at one of the singles’ events she had put together at the Jewish Community Center. Fonda has been a very active member in the Jewish community, having been inspired by her father’s involvement and hard work. She has been on the Board of Directors for Congregation Shearith Israel and has displayed leadership in many other Jewish organizations.
Fonda’s grandparents, Nathan & Frieda Schepps, Founders of Schepps Dairy
Fonda, her parents, Stanley & Madelyn, and her brothers at her sister’s Bat Mitzvah, 1975.
Fonda’s father, Stanley Schepps z”l
Fonda with her eldest daughter, Stephanie, husband Jay, and mother Madelyn Schepps.
Fonda’s daughter, Stephanie, UGA graduation, 2012
Fonda’s daughter Erica, College of Charleston SC, class of 2014.
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