Shayna Schullman Meyers

Shayna is Seff Meyers'&#160;girlfriend, and later his wife in The Adventures of Johnny Thumb, and also The Kookie-Kutters.&#160;

Early Life
Shayna Miriam Schullman was born on April 19th, 1908, to&#160;Isaac Schullman, a well respected rabbi, and his wife, Naomi. Shayna had a quiet life growing up in the Riverdale&#160;section of the Bronx with her parents and elder brother, Malachi. At the age of 18, she became to first woman in her family to attend a university. Reading the works of Virginia Woolf, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton inspired her to become a feminist and a strong headed woman.

Seff Meyers
In 1933, Shayna met Seff Meyers, and even though he was goofy and socially awkward, she couldn't help but fall in love with him. Despite the fact that she knew about the "business" he was ivolved in, and also the fact that her father disapproved of him, her and Seff began dating soon after they met. In January of 1934, they got married and eventually had four children: Stanley, Stella, Stephen, and Stuart. After Seff got out of the business in 1946, the family moved from Eastchester to Riverdale. Shayna was happy about this move, and used her new position to become a model suburban housewife, even though she was still very much a feminist. Shayna saw the care of her family as more important than her political interests.

Seff and Shayna were happily married for 68 years until Seff's death in 2002.

Death
Two year after her husband's death, Shayna passed away of a stroke on November 6th, 2004.

Character Development
Shayna was created by Hannah and Sue Bottenberg. Her demeanor was slightly modeled after actress Fran Drescher's character from