by Sarit Newman | Jul 26, 2023 | News
When Sam* was just five months old, his father abandoned the family. He never contacted them again. Not even for Sam’s recent Bar Mitzvah. Sam was happy thanks to generous supporters Yet, Sam’s smile lit up the city as his rabbis, teachers and classmates – together...
by Sarit Newman | Jul 26, 2023 | News
Rami’s* classmates in Grade 7 at Boys Town Jerusalem could not help but notice his hardship. The quiet, serious young boy tried his best to keep up with his studies and be a good friend. But they saw – and worried – that Rami wore the same tattered shirt day after...
by btjlogin | May 3, 2023 | News
For his entire life, Jonathan,* 13, has been entangled in his parents’ endless, vicious conflict. Yet when he began seventh grade at Boys Town Jerusalem in September – where no one knew him – the young boy carefully hid his personal trauma from his teachers and...
by btjlogin | Apr 9, 2023 | News
Elazar Leynov, a new Russian immigrant, barely spoke Hebrew when he began Grade Seven at Boys Town Jerusalem. When Orel Offner entered BTJ the following year, his lack of math, English and other core subjects forced him to first repeat a semester of Grade Eight....
by btjlogin | Mar 6, 2023 | News
The proud collies and frisky white puppy who romp across the Boys Town Jerusalem campus each Monday afternoon for dog training sessions are not only boys’ best friends. In many cases, they’re also the boys’ best therapy to overcome emotional trauma. In all cases,...
by btjlogin | Feb 22, 2023 | News
A select group of Boys Town Jerusalem students has taken up a challenge that could profoundly influence their future. For two hours each week, these 8th-10th graders participate in an extracurricular program to learn Arabic. Among the boys’ goals: to best qualify for...
