Impact Stories

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) is a cornerstone of the community and has been engaging diverse audiences through a Jewish lens since 2000. The film festival was a great love of Helen’s and she spent many hours volunteering each year to help grow its impact and reach.

Repair the World exists to make volunteer service a defining part of Jewish life and provides communities with opportunities to take action. Service to the community was a significant part of Helen’s life and the efforts Repair the World was pursuing in Atlanta ideally matched the goals of the fund.

The William Breman Jewish Home, now part of Jewish Home Life, was where Helen first discovered her passion for community service. Helen’s mother, Marjorie, helped to start the tradition of a monthly party to celebrate…