Tobi Lessem was 25 when she first came to Hebrew Free Loan, just back from eight months on a kibbutz. While she was still in Israel, she met with a bodyworker in the middle of the desert and experienced a profound healing. A vision of her own future opened before her,...
For the past 40+ years, Jack and Sharon Levin have marked momentous occasions in the lives of their friends and family with donations to the Howard William Levin and Ira Paul Levin Fund at Hebrew Free Loan. And they’ve encouraged these same friends and family members...
The Jewish News of Northern California published an article on Hebrew Free Loan recipient Sam Genirberg who spoke at a Sept. 13 lunchtime gathering held at the Harbor Court Hotel. Genirberg survived Hitler’s invasion of Ukraine, was deported to German work camps, met...
Watch this short video and hear stories of some of the individuals who were helped by the emergency loan fund established at Hebrew Free Loan Association of Houston....
When Hurricane Harvey hit, Ramit Plushnick-Masti and her husband Rafi told their three sons to pack a small bag of their most important possessions. Their teenage son first grabbed his tefillin. In the midst of the chaos and tragedy, they knew they had passed down an...
Roee Hasson is an Israeli father of three whose home was completely flooded in Hurricane Harvey. The Hassons were away from Houston on a family trip during the hurricane, and they returned to find severe damage to their home. Their cars were also damaged beyond...
Two weeks before Hurricane Harvey, Milly Dunn was admitted to the hospital and had to have emergency surgery that left her unable to walk. Milly’s husband, Kerry, was at home with their dog when the hurricane hit. As the water levels in their house began to increase,...
Irene Podlubny immigrated to the US from Russia in 1984. Irene lived with her husband and sons in the Energy Corridor, a neighborhood on Houston’s west side, next to the city’s reservoir. She and her husband purchased their home in 1986. They had paid off their...
24 families of Congregation Torah VaChesed in Meyerland were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Many of them are recent immigrants who did not have flood insurance on their homes, and had to cover all their costs themselves. Torah VaChesed’s rabbi, Rabbi Yaghobian, was in...
Mike Getz is a member of the Beaumont City Council. He had been renting out his second home to a family when Hurricane Harvey hit, causing major damage that made the home uninhabitable. The family had nowhere to turn. Mike had heard about Hebrew Free Loan through his...
