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Sammy is Gripped by Nightmares and Fear
When “Sammy” was just a little boy, his father disappeared from his life. Alone with his poverty-stricken mother, Sammy has lived in fear for as...
Israeli Pilot, Medic Share Firsthand War Accounts
The Australian Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem organisation recently invited two heroic Israelis to personally share firsthand accounts of their...
Social Services Dept. Expands to Ease Trauma
Thanks to the generosity of Boys Town Jerusalem supporters worldwide, more and more boys in trauma are getting lifesaving help, plus the tools to...
Memorial Day Swords of Iron War
As battles continue to rage, the entire Boys Town Jerusalem student body gathered on Israel’s first Memorial Day for victims of the Swords of Iron...
Dealing with a New Divorce
“How could my mother have done this to me?” cried “Zeke,” an anguished Boys Town Jerusalem tenth-grader. “She barged straight into my class – in...
BTJ Grad IDF Sgt. Ariel Sosnov Killed in Battle
Over one thousand people attended the funeral of Boys Town Jerusalem graduate IDF Sgt. Ariel Sosnov, killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on troops...
When a Father Disappeared
Red-faced and hands clenched, seventh-grader “Joel” sat directly facing Boys Town Jerusalem Junior High Principal Rabbi Yehudah Rosencrantz. “Do you...
New High School Principal Sets New Spirit of Innovation
Throughout his four years as a BTJ instructor, Avichai Charizi has sparked transformations, both as an innovative Hebrew Language teacher and a...
A “Father” to 52 Boys
Netanel Raanan, 35, is “father” to 52 of the boys, aged 14-16, who live and study at Boys Town Jerusalem. Unlike most dads, he is at their side...