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 to salute the important work of JELF, the Jewish Educational […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]