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JELF Wraps 2019 on New High – 12/19/19

JELF Wraps 2019 on New High – 12/19/19

Jewish Educational Loan Fund held its 2019 annual meeting Dec. 3 at Le Meridien Perimeter. By MARCIA CALLER JAFFE December 18, 2019, 12:25 pm JELF’s Jenna Shulman accepted a $2,000 check from Jody Pollack on behalf of the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival. Jewish Educational Loan Fund held its 2019 annual meeting Dec. 3 at Le Meridien Perimeter. […]

Hundreds gathered at The Battery to Hear From Jeffrey Stepakoff

Hundreds gathered at The Battery to Hear From Jeffrey Stepakoff

JELF and Jeff: ‘Unprecedented’ Success for Higher Education By MARCIA CALLER JAFFE September 4, 2019, 9:55 am Ellen Monk and Gary Snyder (Greenberg Traurig) flank Michael Morris, publisher of the Atlanta Jewish Times. A crowd of 650 gathered at the Coca-Cola Roxy at The Battery Aug. 28, 2019 to salute the important work of JELF, the Jewish […]

College Decision Time Could Be Difficult

College Decision Time Could Be Difficult college decision time

Applications to colleges seemed to be sent long ago. For high school seniors who applied Early Decision and were accepted, the decision-making is over. By DR. MARK L. FISHERApril 17, 2019, 2:54 pm Applications to colleges seemed to be sent long ago. For high school seniors who applied Early Decision and were accepted, the decision-making is […]

Closing Out a Banner Year, Jewish Educational Loan Fund Held its 2018 Annual Meeting- 12-4-18

Closing Out a Banner Year, Jewish Educational Loan Fund Held its 2018 Annual Meeting- 12-4-18

JELF Volunteers and Professionals Deserve Applause! By MARCIA CALLER JAFFE December 12, 2018, 11:34 am Former JELF presidents Drs. Steve and Marianne Garber congratulate Eydie Koonin, award recipient and executive board member. Closing out a banner year, Jewish Educational Loan Fund held its 2018 Annual Meeting on Dec. 4 at Le Meridien Atlanta Perimeter. The tone was […]

A Loan…But Not Alone: JELF Reflections for the New Year

A Loan…But Not Alone: JELF Reflections for the New Year a loan but not alone

Stan Lowenstein is JELF’s board president, 2019. When I think about the High Holidays, the first thing that pops into my head is family. Growing up, my family always made this time of year special, and my wife, Jen, and I are now creating those same special traditions with our three children. The High Holidays […]

Zalik Headlines with JELF Accomplishments and Dreams – 8-28-18

Zalik Headlines with JELF Accomplishments and Dreams – 8-28-18

Jewish Educational Loan Fund event shares stories of Southeastern Jews in need to a crowd of 700 people. By MARCIA CALLER JAFFE September 7, 2018, 1:12 pm Keynote speaker Helen Zalik, a former JELF loan recipient, spoke of dreaming big and said happiness will come with a larger vision. Courtesy of Revelry Photo Seven hundred gathered at […]

Jewish Educational Loan Fund Plans Special Event to Raise Money

Jewish Educational Loan Fund Plans Special Event to Raise Money

Originally published by 11alive.com Published: 7/16/2018 6:47:32 AM The Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) will hold a special event on August 28 to raise money to provide interest-free loans for students in need to achieve their higher educational goals. The Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF) will hold a special event on August 28 to raise money […]

Jenna Shulman with JELF on Non Profits Radio (Podcast)

Jenna Shulman with JELF on Non Profits Radio (Podcast)

Jenna Shulman with the Jewish Educational Loan Fund on Non Profits Radio Jenna Leopold Shulman has been the Chief Executive Officer of JELF (Jewish Educational Loan Fund) since 2014. A graduate of Emory University School of Law, as well as the University of Florida, Jenna is originally from Miami, but has been residing in Atlanta […]

JELF Raises $213K to Continue Support for Students – 12-5-17

JELF Raises $213K to Continue Support for Students – 12-5-17

JELF is one of Georgia’s oldest nonprofits and makes loans to cover the last dollars Jewish students need to pay for higher education. By SARAH MOOSAZADEH December 13, 2017, 10:49 am Photo by Marcia Caller Jaffe Oglethorpe President Larry Schall and outgoing board President Marianne Garber take time for a quick photo during JELF’s annual meeting and […]

JELF, Oglethorpe Share Drive to Make Difference

JELF, Oglethorpe Share Drive to Make Difference

Oglethorpe President Larry Schall will serve as keynote speaker at the Jewish Educational Loan Fund’s 142nd annual meeting and year-end celebration.By SARAH MOOSAZADEH November 20, 2017, 5:05 pm Higher education leads to successful citizens, says Oglethorpe University President Larry Schall, who will serve as the guest speaker at JELF’s 142nd annual meeting and year-end celebration. Understanding the […]

Collaboration among the three organizations fills a need in the community.

Collaboration among the three organizations fills a need in the community. history

Breman Helps Serve Snack-Size Culture By RACHEL FAYNE September 18, 2017, 12:18 pm The Hebrew Orphans’ Home basketball team practices in 1910. If you can get away from the office for lunch once a month in Midtown, you can experience some free culture and perhaps learn something. The Breman Museum has partnered with the Center for Puppetry Arts and the High Museum […]

A Breman exhibit opening Aug. 14 celebrates JELF’s history from orphans to college students – 8-24-17

A Breman exhibit opening Aug. 14 celebrates JELF’s history from orphans to college students – 8-24-17

140 Years of Aiding Jewish Education By TOVA NORMANAugust 8, 2017, 3:22 pm Photo from the Simon Scher Family Papers, Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History, Breman Museum Residents of the Hebrew Orphans’ Home take an outing to Loew’s Theater in Five Points around 1920. In the photograph are Isaac Ashendorf, Lena Buchwald, Sam Buchwald, […]

Breman Museum presents “Legacy of the Hebrew Orphans’ Home” exhibit

Breman Museum presents “Legacy of the Hebrew Orphans’ Home” exhibit

By Helena Oliviero, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Aug 24, 2017 A new exhibit at The Breman Museum features a wall of gratitude where handwritten notes express thanks to the Jewish Education Loan Fund (JELF), which grants interest-free loans to students in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Thank you so much for the interest-free loan. I appreciate you […]

Jesse Itzler’s a JELF Slam-Dunk – 8-30-16

Jesse Itzler’s a JELF Slam-Dunk – 8-30-16

By MARCIA CALLER JAFFE September 7, 2016, 2:45 pm Photo:  Jesse Itzler fascinates the audience with an animated presentation. (Photo by Sara Vogt) Atlanta superathlete, author and entrepreneur Jesse Itzler dazzled a rapt crowd of 670 at the annual Jewish Educational Loan Fund fundraising event Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Flourish. Itzler traced his journey from brownie purveyor and kiddy pool attendant […]