by Sarit Newman | Oct 15, 2023 | News
IDF Sergeant Benyamin Yona, age 19, was killed in battle this week as he rushed to rescue Israeli civilians under the brutal attack of Hamas terrorists. Students and faculty alike at his Boys Town Jerusalem alma mater had long adored Benyamin for his endless...
by Sarit Newman | Oct 12, 2023 | News
In the twenty-one years of his life, IDF Corporal Ofir Testa brought happiness wherever he went. Today, at his funeral in Jerusalem’s Mt. Hertzl Military Cemetery, one thousand mourners could not hold back their tears. Ofir always had a smile on his face “Over the six...
by Sarit Newman | Oct 10, 2023 | News
Eighteen-year-old Jonathan may make his way through the halls of Boys Town Jerusalem with slow, deliberate steps and a noticeable limp, but his teachers and classmates can clearly see the giant steps Jonathan has taken to overcome paralysis and climb to incredible...
by Sarit Newman | Oct 5, 2023 | News
Thirteen-year-old Seth* certainly didn’t miss his parents’ constant fighting that brought about their recent divorce. But he did dread the long summer that loomed ahead once school ended. He could only look forward to the boredom of dividing his time between each...
by Sarit Newman | Oct 3, 2023 | News
If Natan* has learned one thing in his 13 years, it’s how to cope with reality. Even if it meant not having a Bar Mitzvah. Natan didn’t have hope After his parents’ very bitter divorce, the rail-thin boy learned to make few demands on his hardworking single mom....
by Sarit Newman | Sep 26, 2023 | News
As toddlers,Yodi Gitelman, born in Poland to Holocaust survivors, and Pereets Damri, born in war-torn Tunisia, fled with their families to settle in pre-State Israel. As teens, the two majored in Printing at Boys Town Jerusalem amd wemt on to found one of...
