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...
Tzivia is the CEO of the Houston Kashruth Association (HKA), which is responsible for the kosher supervision of many restaurants in Houston, and coordinates kosher food inventory at major supermarkets. Immediately following the flooding, a number of supermarkets...
DouxVin Wine Strategies helps people build eclectic collections of fine wines. As founder and CEO Warren Egnal explains, “DouxVin places an emphasis on value, helping people obtain fine wines within their price range. As an off-premise retailer, we do not have a...
Rabbi Alex Shandrovsky received a business loan from Hebrew Free Loan to launch L’Chaim Foods in 2014. Now he’s created L’Chaim Academy to teach culinary skills to ex-convicts, the homeless, and others working to turn their lives around. We salute Alex and his...
Greg considers himself lucky to have the opportunity to get up at 3 AM, seven days a week, to start a work day that will easily last for 16 hours. That’s what it takes to make sure the Bay Area’s only Philz Coffee Truck is onsite by 6 AM, ready to supply workers in...
Zusya Career Coaching helps people clarify their career goals and direction. Founder Alice Harron explains, “We help clients transform the way they think about their skill set to draw out their key talents. We then guide clients to develop strategy and obtain...
