by Sarit Newman | Mar 19, 2025 | News
“Eli,” a sweet-natured 13-year-old Boys Town Jerusalem student, has a very severe learning disability. Once he was placed in a small Special Education class at the start of the school year, he began to make slow but steady progress. Yet, to the frustration of the...
by Sarit Newman | Mar 10, 2025 | News
Ami*, age 14, was born optimistic. This Boys Town Jerusalem student’s positive nature seemed unbeatable, until he came face-to-face with the tragedy of his mother’s lethal cancer. Today, the school is at Ami’s side through the painful difficulties that he and his...
by Sarit Newman | Mar 10, 2025 | News
After over a year of academic decline due to the war, Boys Town Jerusalem is finally seeing a turning point—grades are improving. The challenges of war, coupled with economic hardship and personal struggles at home, took a significant toll on students’ focus and...
by Sarit Newman | Feb 9, 2025 | News
Boys Town Jerusalem instructor Rabbi Meir Zussman’s first memories of this school go back to when he was a toddler crawling through its halls. “My father was a longtime BTJ teacher who lived and taught on the campus,” the rabbi explains. “I’ve followed his footsteps...
by Sarit Newman | Feb 9, 2025 | News
IDF (Res) Infantry Unit Squadron Commander Amitay Cohen, 22, has triumphed over trauma and tragedy in Israel’s ongoing war. Today, as the Boys Town Jerusalem grad fights to heal from a complex war injury, he is determined to “continue to do good for the people and the...
by Sarit Newman | Jan 27, 2025 | News
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...
