by Sarit Newman | Jul 20, 2026 | News
“Caleb” and Binyamin, both 13, live on opposite sides of the globe. They’ve never met –yet they just shared an extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime event. Caleb, who lives in Australia, wanted to mark his upcoming Bar Mitzvah by helping a disadvantaged Israeli boy to...
by Sarit Newman | Jun 22, 2026 | News
As the remarkable robot built by Boys Town Jerusalem’s Robotics Team heads to its first international competition, it has already survived more than a few close calls. During the war, when airraid sirens wailed, team members raced down five flights of stairs to the...
by Sarit Newman | Jun 10, 2026 | News
The day Sammy’s* father walked out and never returned was the day Sammy stepped into a world filled with conflict. Left penniless, his handicapped mother worked long hours just to keep them afloat. Sammy grew up without boundaries, without guidance, and without close...
by Sarit Newman | May 19, 2026 | News
During challenging days for Israel – and for her students – the US-based Israel Henry Beren Charitable Foundation (Foundation) has donated a fully equipped, ultra-modern computer laboratory to Boys Town Jerusalem (BTJ). Amid the ongoing Israeli war, the new lab...
by Sarit Newman | May 13, 2026 | News
In these days of ongoing warfare and uncertainty, Boys Town Jerusalem students are gaining not only education but also remarkable emotional survival skills for life, reports BTJ social worker and therapist Hadas Knopf. Growing up in a reality on constant stress...
