Peppe Bailin, Religious School Secretary

Peppe is orig­i­nally from New Jer­sey, and met Harry Bailin, her husband-to-be, in Fayet­teville, North Car­olina, where he was in the ser­vice. They were mar­ried at the pre­vi­ous Con­gre­ga­tion Aha­vath Sholom build­ing on 8th Avenue by Rabbi Garsek, and have lived in Fort Worth since 1968. She and her hus­band took over Bailin’s Shoe Store from his par­ents, and ran it for many years, sell­ing shoes, purses, and many other items.

Peppe taught first grade in the reli­gious school for twelve years, and worked full-time at CAS for five years as the recep­tion­ist. She says the best part of work­ing for the school is the oppor­tu­nity to help the stu­dents. Attend­ing minyan is her favorite mitzvah.