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News and Events
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Boys Town Tapped for New Augmented Technology Program
Boys Town Jerusalem has been selected by the Israeli Ministry of Education as one of 25 schools in the entire country to offer an intensive, augmented curriculum of technological studies, set to begin at the upcoming school year.
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Summer at BTJ means vacation and education...
Although summer vacation has begun in earnest, hundreds of students at Boys Town Jerusalem are back on campus.
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Student Technology Project: Mobile Phone Operated Robot
Besides transferring our voices over a vast, wireless expanse, today's mobile phones have the potential for commanding missions once-impossible, to be carried out by robots.
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FROM RUSSIA WITH HOPE: TEENS MADE GREAT STRIDES ON THEIR OWN IN ISRAEL
Last summer, twenty 14-year-old boys from across the former Soviet Union made an unusual, almost daring decision to leave their homes to live and study at Boys Town Jerusalem.
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Mid-Atlantic Region President Harris T. Bock, Esq. Visits Campus
Harris T. Bock, Esq., (center in white) president of the Mid-Atlantic Region board was a recent visitor to the campus. Bock and his family saw a full array of summer activities, including enrichment classes for Ethiopian olim and top achieving ninth graders, an educational and recreational day camp for seventh and eighth graders, and orientation courses for incoming students in the junior high and high schools.
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Amoils Family Visit to Boys Town Jerusalem
Ryan Amoils (center) of North Miami, Florida, together with parents Barbara and Dennis, and sisters Danielle and Hannah during their visit to Boys Town Jerusalem. Ryan participated in the Bar Mitzvah Tribute Program by contributing funds which were used to purchase desperately needed sports equipment for the school.
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From Generation to Generation
Adrienne and Alan Fiske of Fort Lauderdale, FL, were recent visitors to Boys Town Jerusalem, where they viewed plaques their children had dedicated as members of BTJ's new Dor L'Dor Society.
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Joel Visit
Aventura, Florida Commissioner Billy Joel, his wife and friends were recent visitors to Boys Town Jerusalem.
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Florida Friends honor Rose Nagler and meet successful Boys Town alumnus
Florida Friends’ President Alex Halberstein recently hosted a gathering honoring long-time BTJ supporter Rose Nagler.
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A Visit to the BTJ Campus
The Goldberger Family of New York City carried on a family tradition with a recent visit to the Boys Town Jerusalem campus.
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Boys Town Jerusalem 18th Annual Harry Levin-Sam Rabinowitz Memorial Golf Outing
Click here for registration and sponsorship information for the Philadelphia-area's 18th Annual Harry Levin-Sam Rabinowitz Memorial Golf Outing, June 16, 2010, at Sunnybrook Golf Club in Plymouth Meeting, PA.
Click here to see photos from 2009.
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From Generation to Generation
Benjamin Schwartz of Weston, Florida, celebrated his recent bar mitzvah by making a difference in the lives of disadvantaged Israeli boys.
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Mid-Atlantic Friends Welcome New Board Members
Boys Town Jerusalem's Mid-Atlantic Friends welcomed new members to its board at a mid-Winter meeting featuring an update from BTJ Executive Vice President Rabbi Ronald Gray.
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BTJ Goes ""Green"
In a precedent-setting move Boys Town Jerusalem became the first school in Jerusalem—and among the very first schools in Israel-- to “go green” by launching the installation of a solar-energy system.
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Air Force Chief Lands at Boys Town
The Israeli Air Force Commander-in-Chief and his top brass visited the Boys Town campus in search of talent to fill critical positions.
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Newest Students Celebrate Israel's Newest Holiday
Eighth-grade students in Boys Town Jerusalem’s special program for new immigrants from Ethiopia participated in Israel’s first official ceremony marking the Ethiopian festival of Sigd.
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Technology brings together Florida Friends and BTJ students
The Florida Friends of Boys Town Jerusalem utilized cutting-edge internet technology recently to have a face-to-face meeting with several Boys Town students on the school’s Bayit Vegan campus.
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Mid-Atlantic Region Names New President
Harris T. Bock, Esq. of Philadelphia has been named President of Boys Town Jerusalem’s Mid-Atlantic Region. Bock, Director of the Dispute Resolution Institute, replaces Henri C. Levit, who will become the Mid-Atlantic Regional Board Chairman.
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Boys Town Jerusalem Board Members Medals at Maccabiah
Boys Town Jerusalem National Board member Hart Hasten of Indianapolis was a big winner at the recently completed 18th International Maccabiah Games in Israel, taking silver and bronze medals in tennis (Grand Masters Division) for the United States.
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New Electronics Center Dedicated
The fourth generation of the philanthropic Beren family was represented at a ceremony dedicating the new Israel Henry Beren Electronics Center.
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Legendary Basketball Star Visits Boys Town Jerusalem
Tamir Goodman, once dubbed "the Jewish Jordan" in an article in Sports Illustrated, met with Boys Town Jerusalem high school students to share his experiences playing professional basketball —while remaining steadfast to his Jewish religious commitments. Full Story
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Students Under Fire Return to Safety at Boys Town Jerusalem
The terrifying nightmare of coming under enemy rocket fire attack became a reality this week for nearly 40 high school students who attend Boys Town Jerusalem and hail from cities in Israel's embattled south.
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Tons of help for Rosh Hashana
In a campaign of enormous proportions, the entire student body of Boys Town Jerusalem volunteered to pack 2000 boxes of food for pre-holiday distribution to needy families in the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv regions.
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Remembering Israel's--and Boys Town's--fallen heroes
As the Israeli nation paused to remember its tens of thousands of fallen soldiers, as well as citizens killed in terror attacks, the student body of Boys Town Jerusalem was given a rare insight into the pain and pride of those close to fallen BTJ graduates.
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Miracle Baby Celebrates His Bar Mitzvah
The hearts of hundreds of onlookers skipped a beat as David Naftali was called to the Torah for his Bar Mitzvah in late September. Thirteen years earlier, David was born with a heart defect so severe that he was given less than a week to live. But a miracle was set in motion, thanks to the intervention of Rabbi Alexander Linchner, z”l, founder of Boys Town Jerusalem.
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Events
| FLORIDA FRIENDS DOR L'DOR SOCIETY MEETS Florida Friends Dor L’Dor Society recently enjoyed a beautiful evening together on the rooftop garden of The Betsy on South Beach. The evening was organized by Barbara and Dennis Amoils. Florida Friends are busy discussing plans for their next Dor L’Dor Society events.
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 BTJ Florida Friends (l-r) Gary Mars, Martin Scheck and David Wolf at the recent Dor L'Dor Society event. |
| FLORIDA FRIENDS TAKE TO THE HIGH SEAS Boys Town Jerusalem's Florida Friends held the inaugural event of the newly-created Dor L 'Dor Society on the high seas.
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MID-ATLANTIC REGION HONORS “HEROES OF BOYS TOWN JERUSALEM”
Boys Town Jerusalem’s Mid-Atlantic Region honored the “Heroes of Boys Town Jerusalem”, those individuals and families whose generosity have made such a positive impact on the lives of “our” boys at a 61st Anniversary Celebration as Philadelphia’s National Liberty Museum.
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Click here to see photos from the event honoring Linda Zilber on December 4, 2008.
Click to see photos from Marc Salem's appearance in Sarasota
Alaska Bar Mitzvah Celebration for BTJ Family
Proving that Boys Town's "family" can be found everywhere, longtime supporters Don and Lee Weintraub of Sarasota, Florida, recently celebrated the bar mitzvah of their grandson Dylan at the Lubavitch Jewish Center of Anchorage, Alaska.
Frank & Cookie Billitz of Baltimore celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary this past June at a brunch for over 200 guests at Baltimore's Liberty Jewish Center. To commemorate this milestone occasion, the Billitzs are sponsoring the writing of a new Sefer Torah that will be presented to Boys Town Jerusalem upon its completion. Taking part in the Torah Writing ceremony was local scribe Rabbi Moshe Rappaport and Boys Town's Maryland Friends Director Rabbi David E. Herman.
Robert and Kathleen Kaswell, New York City, Dedicate New Multi-purpose Sports Fields at BTJ
Robert M. & Malka Beren, Palm Beach Gardens, FL and Wichita, KS, Dedicate New Multi-purpose Sports Field
NASA Scientist Gerald Wittenstein of Huntsville, AL, was a recent visitor to BTJ. He recounted his experiences working with the Mercury, Gemini, Apollo and Skylab programs and how he has been able to successfully balance work with his religious observance.
BTJ Board Secretary Marjorie Diener Blenden recently visited the school for a very special purpose. Her late parents, Leonard and Beatrice Diener, dedicated the Beatrice and Leonard Diener Torah & Science Academy, and Marjorie was in Israel to sign diplomas for this year's graduates of the program.
The Jewish Journal (S. Florida) showed their support for Boys Town Jerusalem by donating 10% of the ad revenue from their commemorative 60th Anniversary issue, totalling over $5,000, at a special presentation prior to the SE Regional Board of Directors meeting hosted by SE Regional President Alex Halberstein on May 5th.
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BTJ Honorary Chairman Josh Weston receives the coveted Kesher Shem Tov (Crown of a Good Name) Award at Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, NJ
 The 2008 Harry Levin-Sam Rabinowitz Memorial Golf Outing at Manufacturers' Golf & Country Club in Ft. Washington, PA was a hit! A sold-out field of 128 golfers enjoyed a fun day at one of the Philadelphia area's most spectacular courses, raising over $100,000 for "our boys".
Meyer Cohen and Herb Forman receive BTJ Gates of Jerusalem Award
Armin Weiss Honored at Delray Beach Orthodox Synagogue
Longtime BTJ supporter Armin Weiss was recognized for his many years of dedicated service to "his boys" at a February breakfast in his honor at Delray Beach Orthodox Synagogue, where he was presented with Boys Town's prestigious Gates of Jerusalem Award.
Boys Town graduate Rony Avivi Visits American and Canadian Friends.
The American and Canadian Friends welcomed BTJ graduate Rony Avivi during a recent visit. Rony met with friends and supporters in Toronto, Philadelphia and South Florida to speak about his years at the school and the impact BTJ had, and continues to have, on his life.
South Florida welcomes BTJ student Rami Treistman
The Southeast Region enjoyed a fun evening with BTJ student Rami Treistman. Rami, working as a camp counsellor in the Miami area for the summer, joined local Board members and supporters for an informative and entertaining evening.
2007 Harry Levin-Sam Rabinowitz Memorial Golf Outing
The Mid-Atlantic Region held its 16th annual golf outing on June 5. 120 golfers, a full, sold-out field, tested themselves at the magnificent RiverCrest Golf Club & Preserve in Phoenixville, PA.
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