Esther had thought about adopting a child on and off for many years. In the early 90’s, she began volunteering to help Bosnian refugees who had fled their war torn country. Part of her work involved providing labor support for refugee women. Seeing these women and...
Picture a cookie that looks just like your daughter, your parent…or you. That’s right, a personalized cookie crafted in your image. David Parker, founder of Parker’s Crazy Cookies, has mastered this craft of edible art, turning his business idea into a reality with...
Jaclyn won a $1,000 scholarship from Hebrew Free Loan at the 2012 Israel in the Gardens event. Jaclyn applied this scholarship towards her education, which landed her a dream job at an architectural firm. Hear her story here....
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...
