jelf brunch with purpose! Empower Education Together
Please join us for Sunday brunch party at the East Cobb home of Ilana and Richard Peretz, and co-hosted by Jane and Craig Aronoff in support of JELF on Sunday, September 10th (11AM - 1PM). We look forward to sharing brunch as well as a few ‘firsthand’ words about JELF – followed by Q&A.
As Board Members of JELF, and longtime supporters of this important cause, we are thrilled to share more about JELF’s impact on Jewish students in Atlanta and beyond.
richard and ilana peretz
craig and jane aronoff
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
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"