When the sirens woke each of them early in the morning on October 7, 2023, Arielle and Neta both had trouble understanding what was going on. They’ve been attending medical school in Israel for two years, and they had never experienced rockets being fired at Tel Aviv...
Patty and Alan Axelrod were longtime supporters of Hebrew Free Loan. Their legacy lives on through a generous bequest from their estate after Patty passed away in April 2023. (Alan predeceased her in 2000.) May their memories be a blessing. “My dad grew up in San...
Rabbi Jamie’s Corner November 2023 We’ve asked Rabbi Jamie Hyams (our Development Director) to periodically share her perspective with our community. The past month has been excruciating. Israel is engaged in an existential war, and I ask myself, “As...
If you have had the good fortune to meet Elizabeth Shwiff professionally, it might have been because you needed her expert accounting or tax advice at Shwiff, Levy & Polo, the full-service CPA firm she founded almost 35 years ago. You might have met her at a...
Irina Gorelik, who immigrated from Ukraine as a young woman, is a single mother raising three young boys on her earnings as an in-home caregiver. She needed our help to purchase a car to drive her sons to different schools and get herself to her two caregiving jobs. A...
Rabbi Jamie’s Corner September 2023 We’ve asked Rabbi Jamie Hyams (our Development Director) to share her perspective with our community. Late summer/early fall is a stressful time for many rabbis. The High Holy Days are only days away and it’s our busiest...
Join our conversation with Aaron & Michael Bellings, Founders & Owners of Bellings Brothers Real Estate Team and newer members of the Hebrew Free Loan Business Circle. The Bellings Brothers are third generation Realtors and San Francisco natives. Aaron and...
Rabbi Jamie’s Corner July 2023 I am sitting outside in early July enjoying the unusually cool weather. It’s the time of year that brings to mind watermelon, corn-on-the-cob, and sunlight until almost 10 pm. School is out, and many of us are enjoying some time...
Join our conversation with Alex Chuzhoy, Founder & Owner of Alex Chuzhoy Photography and a newer member of the Hebrew Free Loan Business Circle. Alex reinvented himself more than once since immigrating from Kyiv to San Francisco at the age of 19. His current...
Jonathan sometimes can’t believe he’s even alive, let alone starting his third year of medical school at UC Davis. He came from Mexico with his parents as a toddler and grew up in a rough neighborhood of Redwood City. His dad was incarcerated during Jonathan’s...
