New “Bervin Buddies” Recreational Center

New “Bervin Buddies” Recreational Center

Thanks to the generosity, love, and a son’s tribute to his late parents, Boys Town Jerusalem Junior High students are now enjoying a dream-come-true, spacious, well-equipped haven during their intensive school day. The newly opened “Bervin Buddies Recreational...
Sammy is Gripped by Nightmares and Fear

Sammy is Gripped by Nightmares and Fear

When “Sammy” was just a little boy, his father disappeared from his life. Alone with his poverty-stricken mother, Sammy has lived in fear for as long as he can remember. At age 13, this Boys Town Jerusalem seventh grader is now fighting the terrifying trauma that...
Israeli Pilot, Medic Share Firsthand War Accounts

Israeli Pilot, Medic Share Firsthand War Accounts

The Australian Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem organisation recently invited two heroic Israelis to personally share firsthand accounts of their wartime experiences for audiences at leading Melbourne and Sydney synagogues. Daniel (not his real name for security...
Social Services Dept. Expands to Ease Trauma

Social Services Dept. Expands to Ease Trauma

Thanks to the generosity of Boys Town Jerusalem supporters worldwide, more and more boys in trauma are getting lifesaving help, plus the tools to help build a strong future. As students’ needs for emotional support have grown to record proportions during the Israeli...
Memorial Day Swords of Iron War

Memorial Day Swords of Iron War

As battles continue to rage, the entire Boys Town Jerusalem student body gathered on Israel’s first Memorial Day for victims of the Swords of Iron War. Paying tribute to over 700 soldiers slain, BTJ students were urged to boost their own efforts to help the needy, as...
Dealing with a New Divorce

Dealing with a New Divorce

“How could my mother have done this to me?” cried “Zeke,” an anguished Boys Town Jerusalem tenth-grader. “She barged straight into my class – in front of my friends and my teacher – to demand to speak to me. She knows I’ll never talk to her again. Ever.” Zeke’s...