Winning Science Instructor Leads Students to Excel

Winning Science Instructor Leads Students to Excel

In an age where “everything is instant,” Boys Town Jerusalem science teacher Rabbi Yosef Katzav has proudly taught his students the art of methodical research to explore science and nature. This year, both he and his students were cited for excellence by the Israeli...
BTJ Student Devises System to Save Children Left in Cars

BTJ Student Devises System to Save Children Left in Cars

As summer approaches, media sources worldwide report tragic cases of toddlers suffocating from having accidentally been left in a car. In an effort to prevent further such loss of life, Boys Town Jerusalem student Issahar Edri devised a system to alert the driver that...
Record number of boys attend summer camp

Record number of boys attend summer camp

As the pain of war darkened Israeli schoolchildren’s summer vacation, a record number of Boys Town Jerusalem students attended the summer camp of their dreams. Thanks to generous donors across the globe, these young boys enjoyed great adventures in sports, swimming,...
Traumatized by the Ongoing War

Traumatized by the Ongoing War

Ilan*, a slim 15-year-old Ethiopian student at Boys Town Jerusalem, has barely kept up with his academic studies this year. Like so many of his classmates, Ilan – a quiet, reserved young boy – has been traumatized by Israel’s ongoing war. Ilan fears for his older...
BTJ Teams Ace Jerusalem Scientific Research Fair

BTJ Teams Ace Jerusalem Scientific Research Fair

Ingenious inventions by two teams of Boys Town Jerusalem ninth graders have been named among the top projects in the 2024 Jerusalem Scientific Research Fair, sponsored by the Israeli Ministry of Education and the Jerusalem Municipality. The teams set out to solve a...
Hillel Neuhaus: BTJ Student by Day, Firefighter by Night

Hillel Neuhaus: BTJ Student by Day, Firefighter by Night

By day, Hillel Neuhaus is a hardworking senior at Boys Town Jerusalem majoring in Information and Communications Technology, and a key member of the school’s prizewinning Robotics team. By late- afternoon and night, Hillel is a lifesaving volunteer fireman, meeting...