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...
Ben Shemano Jewelry is a San Francisco-based jewelry dealer specializing in estate and custom jewelry. Founded by Ben Shemano in 2013, the company buys and sell fine jewelry, watches, diamonds, precious stones, and metals, and arranges for the design and creation of...
Herb and Judy Schmulewicz of Keller Williams Peninsula Estates facilitate the selling, buying and investment of real estate on the San Francisco Peninsula. They work closely with their clients to understand their values and goals, both short and long term, and are...
