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Giving Davey and Adam a Priceless Gift
When 14-year-old “Davey” won 20 NIS (six dollars) with a lucky ticket in a recent schoolwide Prize Day activity, he and his older brother “Adam”...
A Memorial Day of Sorrow and Hope
With quiet determination, Boys Town Jerusalem High School students walked over a mile to Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery on Israel’s Memorial Day for...
BTJ Robotics Team Score Major National Win
Soaring to victory, Boys Town Jerusalem’s Robotics team clinched second place out of 41 teams in the national 2025 Israeli First Tech Challenge...
BTJ Robotics Team Climb High
In a show of engineering innovation and skill, the shiny precision-designed and programmed robot created by Boys Town Jerusalem’s FTC Robotics Team...
When Eli Finally Spoke
“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...
Giving Ami Strength
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...
Hope in the Classroom: BTJ Sees a Rise in Grades
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...
Rabbi Zussman’s Lessons for Life
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...
Heroic BTJ Grad Triumphs Over Trauma and Tragedy
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...