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BTJ Students Initiate Relief Efforts for IDF Soldiers, War Victims
The fierce outbreak of the Israeli war kept schools closed for Operation Iron Swords’ first ten days. Yet Boys Town Jerusalem students, skilled...
BTJ Student Liel Gerafe Murdered by Hamas Terrorists
“Liel Gerafe had no room for sadness in his life,” declared Boys Town Jerusalem Dean of Students Rabbi Meir Linchner. “He lived his life with joy to...
BTJ Grad Yaakov Mulugeta Falls in Israeli War Battle
At age 14, (Gedif) Yaakov Mulugeta and his family realized their dream to immigrate to Israelfrom the harrowing dangers of their native Ethiopia....
BTJ Grad Benyamin Yona Killed in Battle
IDF Sergeant Benyamin Yona, age 19, was killed in battle this week as he rushed to rescue Israeli civilians under the brutal attack of Hamas...
BTJ Grad Ofir Testa Falls in Israeli War
In the twenty-one years of his life, IDF Corporal Ofir Testa brought happiness wherever he went. Today, at his funeral in Jerusalem’s Mt. Hertzl...
Jonathan’s Champion Courage
Eighteen-year-old Jonathan may make his way through the halls of Boys Town Jerusalem with slow, deliberate steps and a noticeable limp, but his...
A Dream Summer that Came True
Thirteen-year-old Seth* certainly didn’t miss his parents’ constant fighting that brought about their recent divorce. But he did dread the long...
A Bar Mitzvah Beyond Hope
If Natan* has learned one thing in his 13 years, it’s how to cope with reality. Even if it meant not having a Bar Mitzvah. Natan didn’t have hope...
Past BTJ Grads Give a Gift for the Future
As toddlers,Yodi Gitelman, born in Poland to Holocaust survivors, and Pereets Damri, born in war-torn Tunisia, fled with their families to settle in...