by Sarit Newman | Nov 17, 2025 | News
They did it! With determination and love, Boys Town Jerusalem’s 11th graders completed Israel’s challenging 43-mile Sea-to-Sea Trail, hiking from the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Galilee. Every step of the three-day journey was dedicated to the memory of BTJ grad...
by Sarit Newman | Oct 28, 2025 | News
Not a single day in Abe’s* life has been easy. His father, prone to violence, has never held a steady job. His mother, living with a disability, struggles daily to care for Abe and his two younger brothers Shimon* and Eliezer*. Their home is marked by hardship—scarce...
by Sarit Newman | Sep 2, 2025 | News
It took time to understand just how deeply 14-year-old Uri* was suffering. He tried desperately to keep his pain hidden. A family’s sudden collaspe Both of Uri’s parents worked long hours to provide a happy, stable life for their children. But when the Israeli...
by Sarit Newman | Sep 2, 2025 | News
Boys Town Jerusalem’s 2025 Summer Camp was one of the most memorable seasons ever. Yet, the very fact that it opened was a near miracle. A summer against all odds “The Iran-Israel War broke out suddenly during the last week of school and ended several days after our...
by Sarit Newman | Aug 12, 2025 | News
Something amazing happened with the opening of a Robotics Club in Boys Town Jerusalem in 2011. As students took their first steps into discovering the world of robotics, they opened the gates to making important strides in Israel’s technological, military and other...
by Sarit Newman | Jul 14, 2025 | News
IDF Staff Sergeant Noam Aharon Masgadian, 20, a 2023 graduate of Boys Town Jerusalem (BTJ), was tragically killed alongside four comrades in a roadside bombing in northern Gaza on July 7. He is the sixth BTJ graduate to fall since the outbreak of the October 7, 2023...
