Stan Lowenstein is JELF’s board president. 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 are […]
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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
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 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 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
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.
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
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
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 […]
Eydie Koonin on “Transformational Giving” at JELF 2016 Annual Meeting
In 2016 JELF Board Member, donor and community leader Eydie Koonin spoke at JELF’s Annual Meeting on the topic of Transformational Giving.
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 […]
JELF Hires Fundraiser
By ATLANTA JEWISH TIMESDecember 3, 2015, 1:36 pm The Jewish Educational Loan Fund has named Josh Schaier its director of development, a position in which he joins JELF CEO Jenna Shulman in being responsible for closing major gifts, cultivating donors and spearheading JELF events across its five-state region. JELF grants interest-free loans to Jewish students from Georgia, Florida, […]
An Education in College Debt
Published by ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES September 11, 2015, 5:43 pmWritten By Rob Rickles | Jewish Educational Loan Fund Board President Shana tova from the volunteers and staff of JELF, the Jewish Educational Loan Fund. Now in our 126th year serving Jewish families and individuals in Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia, JELF enters 5776 with a […]
Koonins Help JELF Build Winning Brand – 8-19-15
By MARCIA CALLER JAFFE August 25, 2015, 9:54 pm Over 315 people gathered Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Maggiano’s Buckhead to salute the good works of the Jewish Educational Loan Fund with featured speaker Steve Koonin, the CEO of the Atlanta Hawks. The first star of the evening was Georgia Tech senior Rivka Jacobs, a JELF recipient majoring in biomolecular chemistry, who emotionally explained how […]
Innovators: Jenna Shulman
By ATLANTA JEWISH TIMESJuly 3, 2015, 1:09 pm Jenna Shulman Jenna Shulman, executive director, Jewish Educational Loan Fund JELF provides interest-free loans to Jewish college students in Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. Since 1961, JELF has granted over $9 million to 3,700 students, with a 99 percent repayment rate. The money that comes back in […]