Benjie Kushins first learned of Hebrew Free Loan when he was in middle school, longing for his first drum set. His grandfather said that if Benjie couldn’t earn the money, he would co-sign an interest-free loan for him. Benjie managed to earn enough to get his drums,...
Steve Grau is the Hebrew Free Loan 2015 Distinguished Borrower Award Recipient. He’s also a member of our Full Circle Club, supporting the agency financially to pay forward the help he received.
Hebrew Free Loan is here to make your life a little easier when faced with new and challenging financial situations. We help members of the Jewish community become and remain self-sufficient by providing zero-interest loans through our personalized, confidential, and...
Sergey Bondarev always knew he wanted to become a doctor—how he was going to get there was a little more challenging. “I was the first child in my family to go to college, and my family was having difficulty coming up with the funds to pay for my tuition and housing;...
As cliche as it sounds, the second I turned 35, I began to hear my biological clock ticking. As a single, middle-class woman I was not yet ready to start my own family, but when the right time came, I wanted to be prepared. Many of my friends were on their second or...
Raise funds for Hebrew Free Loan! You know firsthand the benefits of a Hebrew Free Loan. Why not help others to receive the same support you did? While Hebrew Free Loan has over $8 million in outstanding loans, it is not able to help all the people in the community...
Sieva Kozinsky and Jeff Silverman teamed up to launch StudySoup, a browser based, interactive course material platform in March 2012. An interest-free business loan from Hebrew Free Loan has been integral to the success of their business. Sieva is also a member of our...
Rochelle “Shell” Rubenstein had always had a close relationship with her father, Arthur Stadt. So after Arthur’s passing, Shell was surprised to learn something about him that she had never known: her dad started his business, Pacific Special Messenger Service, with a...
Karen Goldberg has received two interest-free business loans from Hebrew Free Loan. The first, in 1991, was used to expand a restaurant she owned in San Francisco called Rustico. Her second loan, in 2011, was used to open Tamalpie Pizzeria, a family-friendly...
