by Sarit Newman | Jul 15, 2024 | News
Ilan*, a slim 15-year-old Ethiopian student at Boys Town Jerusalem, has barely kept up with his academic studies this year. Like so many of his classmates, Ilan – a quiet, reserved young boy – has been traumatized by Israel’s ongoing war. Ilan fears for his older...
by Sarit Newman | Jun 26, 2024 | News
Ingenious inventions by two teams of Boys Town Jerusalem ninth graders have been named among the top projects in the 2024 Jerusalem Scientific Research Fair, sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Education and the Jerusalem Municipality. The teams set out to solve a...
by Sarit Newman | Jun 26, 2024 | News
By day, Hillel Neuhaus is a hardworking senior at Boys Town Jerusalem majoring in Information and Communications Technology, and a key member of the school’s prizewinning Robotics team. By late- afternoon and night, Hillel is a lifesaving volunteer fireman, meeting...
by Sarit Newman | Jun 26, 2024 | News
Just as thirteen-year-old Avi* recently walked into the office of Boys Town Jerusalem registrar Rachel Cohen-Pur, she was happily greeting a visiting BTJ grad now serving in the IDF. For the three, a drama then began to unfold. Avi came to register for summer camp “I...
by Sarit Newman | Jun 5, 2024 | News
The Israel Ministry of Education has cited Boys Town Jerusalem High School as one of Israel’s most outstanding schools for Community Service efforts. The Ministry saluted BTJ students for “giving of themselves to help those in need throughout the school year with...
