thank you for your rsvp! Let's Empower Education
We look forward to seeing you at Tuesday, May 7th. Drop by between 6 - 8 p.m. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Alon's Bakery at Phipps
3500 Peachtree Road, Suite 1095D
Atlanta, GA 30326
See you there!
Host Committee
Katie and Dr. Brandon Estroff
Allie and Jason Frank
Jenna and Jason Girson
Erica Greenblatt and Matthew Borenstein
Dr. Maddie and Jonathan Kessler
Brad Kirschner
Alexandra and Ian Roth
Josh Sokoloff
Melanie Waitzer and Patrick Agahigian
![alons after hours thumbnail alons after hours thumbnail](https://jelf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/alons-after-hours-thumbnail.png)
JELF is making a difference.
Each loan JELF makes represents a student and a story.
JELF has played a part by providing 6,646 interest-free, last dollar loans. We refer to our recipients as JELFies.
6,646 Total Students
99% Repayment Rate
438 Recpients Last Year
100% Jewish Students
![orph_home2 - Copy Children of the Hebrew Orphans’ Home going on a field trip
to the Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta, circa 1928.](https://jelf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/orph_home2-Copy-scaled.jpg)
![HOH Hebrew Orphans' Home, 478 Washington Street, Atlanta, 1889 - 1930. This building was sold in the 1970's and later demolished.](https://jelf.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/HOH.jpg)
![Al Garber Al Garber,
Hebrew Orphans' Home Resident; Board Chair 1965-1967](https://jelf.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/AL-GARBER-e1579287234760.jpg)
Many JELF loan recipients are vital members of the JELF community – in turn, helping future Jewish students in need
$813K repaid last year.
This is one of the main ways our fund for new loans is replenished
JELF Alumni Leadership
16% of current JELF Board members are either former recipients themselves or have a close family member who was a JELF recipient!
Volunteering to Lend a Hand
Each year scores of volunteers from around JELF's five-state region personally review each loan applications
Tomer T.
"There was a low point in my life where I couldn't feed myself. JELF provided me with the funds to be able to pay for basic life necessities. That's why it's so important to me as a donor to give back to JELF"