Jonathan Kaufman, Mike Berkowitz and Daniel Kaufman had a vision to redefine the way the college search process works. Together, they harnessed their creativity and developed a complex tool to identify the factors that determine how to appropriately match a...
Yana and her husband were in bad financial straits. She had just received her degree as a dental hygienist but couldn’t find a steady job. They’d made a bad property investment that wasn’t panning out, and with the real estate market in free fall, they weren’t able to...
“George Krevsky epitomizes what Hebrew Free Loan Association is all about.” – Judge Stuart Pollak George Krevsky was already a long-time supporter of Hebrew Free Loan in 1991 when his house was destroyed in the Oakland Hills Fire. He turned to Hebrew...
Adopting a child can be a long and involved process, though Dan and Kelly had prepared for the task. They had even made arrangements with relatives to provide financial assistance for the adoption. But just before Dan and Kelly got the call to fly out to Korea to pick...
Not many people have lived through what Tamara has. After surviving the Holocaust and losing many family members, she suffered through years of religious persecution in Russia. Tamara and her husband eventually emigrated to the United States. They came to New York...
Alex Osenenko wasn’t sure they’d go for it. He’d done the application, tweaked and refined his business plan, lined up his cosigners. But still—his vision of a social media marketing firm for property managers would take forward thinking and a big investment. Alex...
Lisa was honored when her friend Joe* asked her to guarantee his student loan. After nursing himself through years of rehabilitation after a near-fatal bike accident, Joe was inspired to become a nurse himself. He needed to go back to school but couldn’t afford it...
Russian refugees Stas and Albina worked hard to build a new life in the United States. They each got jobs as translators and, eventually, they were able to buy a house. But when it came time to start a family, unfortunately, things did not come so easily. Albina and...
