by Sarit Newman | Jun 5, 2024 | News
From three continents, Boys Town Jerusalem supporters gathered for an emotional visit to Jerusalem’s Mt. Herzl National Military Cemetery to pay tribute to grads killed in the recent war. At each grave, the visitors were acquainted with the young soldier’s life and...
by Sarit Newman | Jun 5, 2024 | News
From the breakout of Israel’s Swords of Iron War on October 7, 2023, IDF Lieutenant Colonel Eran Karni has directed the critical task to procure and provide all items needed to wage war. A top commander in the IDF Logistics Corps, Karni, 36, credits the inspiration of...
by Sarit Newman | May 15, 2024 | News
The piercing pain and sorrow that marked Israel’s Memorial Day 2024 touched Boys Town Jerusalem students of all ages. At the school’s Memorial Day ceremony, over 20 recent grads now serving in IDF combat units – including many recovering from combat injuries –...
by Sarit Newman | Apr 15, 2024 | News
On his 16th birthday, Boys Town Jerusalem student Eliezer Sommer became one of the youngest to be granted the prestigious “Mentor Award” in the recent 2024 FLL-Israel Robotics League “Challenge” Tournament. Yet Eliezer was a champion long before he clinched this...
by Sarit Newman | Apr 3, 2024 | News
Each school day for 25 years, Mrs. Tova Rottenberg has painstakingly planned and served her 900 “sons” some 3,000 freshly-cooked meals daily. Cheerfully greeting each student as she dishes out the main course, she then visits each table to chat – and make sure all her...
by Sarit Newman | Apr 2, 2024 | News
Even a champion can fall to heartbreaking depths. In the case of 14-year-old Jeremy*, each rise and fall he has taken at Boys Town Jerusalem has been roller-coaster steep. Now, he’s once again struggling to climb. Jeremy was disruptive in class until he was given...
