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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...
New School Year Shadowed by War, Bolstered by Hope
As Boys Town Jerusalem’s doors opened on the first day of the 2024-25 schoolyear, nearly 900 boys found a haven from the ongoing war around them....
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...
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...
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...
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...