Tag: JELF

2018 JELF Impact Video – 11-27-18

Hear from 3 very different parents of JELF recipients — Stacie, Adrienne & Lou, as they talk about paying for the rising cost of a higher education for their children.

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 […]

2017 JELF Honor Roll Award Recipient, Rob Rickles – 12-6-17

JELF Immediate Past President Rob Rickles was awarded the 2017 JELF Honor Roll Award

Heidi Geller – JELF Award Recipient – 12-6-17

JELF Board Member Heidi Geller was awarded the recipient of the 2017 JELF Family Service Award, presented to individuals who have been involved in the organization for 5 years or less, during which time they have made significant impact.

2017 JELF Impact Video – 12-6-17

JELF’s 2017 Impact Video highlights stories from three current JELF students at different stages of their higher education. The stories of Sayyad, Hannah and Dakota represent so many of the Jewish families JELF assists each year.

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 […]

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 […]

Joe Alterman at JELF’s Taking Notes Event – 1-23-15

In 2015, jazz pianist Joe Alterman performed, along with several others all of whom were former JELF beneficiaries, for JELF’s Taking Notes event, held at the Defoor Centre.

Epstein Alum Heads JELF Benefit Concert

By ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES January 20, 2015, 4:00 pm By April Basler Jazz pianist Joe Alterman is a member of the Epstein School Hall of Fame. Jazz pianist and composer Joe Alterman is headlining Taking Notes: A Benefit Concert for the Jewish Educational Loan Fund on Saturday night, Jan. 24, at the Defoor Centre in Midtown […]