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 […]
Category: Event Recaps
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 […]
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, […]
Taking Notes Compilation Video – 2-7-17
January 2015 JELF event featuring 4 musical performances at the Defoor Centre in Atlanta, including Joe Alterman, and JELF recipients: cellist Marina Alexandra, pianist Dr. Benjamin Warsaw and vocalist George Slotin.
JELF Young Professionals Happy Hour 2016
On November 3, 2016, JELF hosted a lively Young Professionals Hour (the 2nd annual). Held at the Tesla Showroom at Lenox Square in Atlanta, the “Do You Know a JELFie?” theme was a big hit — encouraging our Event Chairs and their friends to actually figure out if they may have a friend or someone […]
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 […]
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 […]
JELF Event Featuring Clark Howard 2014
In August 2014, JELF hosted at Special Event featuring Clark Howard, a nationally syndicated consumer expert who shows consumers ways to save more, spend less and avoid getting ripped off. His radio show is heard every day on more than 200 radio stations throughout North America. Save more and spend less is more than just […]
JELF 1999 Annual Meeting – 12-5-99
Featuring Judy Wolman (President), followed by Lynne Borsuk, Evaline Delsen and Ed Hyken.