Traumatized by the Ongoing War

Traumatized by the Ongoing War

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...
BTJ Teams Ace Jerusalem Scientific Research Fair

BTJ Teams Ace Jerusalem Scientific Research Fair

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...
Hillel Neuhaus: BTJ Student by Day, Firefighter by Night

Hillel Neuhaus: BTJ Student by Day, Firefighter by Night

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...
Giving Avi a Chance

Giving Avi a Chance

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...
BTJ Cited for Excellence in Community Service

BTJ Cited for Excellence in Community Service

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...