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A BOOST OF CONFIDENCE THAT CHANGES LIVES

By Sarit Newman | May 12 2022 | 0 Comments.

Two years ago, Boys Town Jerusalem 10th grader Noah* had nothing left to lose. He felt rejected by his classmates, had lost trust in his teachers, and was devastated by his parents’ ceaseless, violent fighting. His depression grew deeper each day. Only thanks to the lifesaving trust, encouragement and love of BTJ remedial teacher Mrs. […]

BTJ’S KASWELL FITNESS CENTER: A LIFESAVER FOR BOYS IN DISTRESS

By Sarit Newman | May 12 2022 | 0 Comments.

Mid-morning, Dani*, a painfully thin 8th grader, entered Boys Town Jerusalem’s Kaswell Fitness Center to begin working out. “I need help adjusting the weights,” he called out to Doron Deutch, head of BTJ’s physical education department. “You’re doing great, Dani,” Deutch encouraged the youngster. Every few minutes, Dani kept calling the teacher for more attention. […]

BENCHES AND A LESSON FOR LIFE

By admin | March 8 2022 | 0 Comments.

Behind each vibrant new handmade wooden bench on the Boys Town Jerusalem campus lies a fascinating story—and an extraordinary expression of hard work, character-building and love. The master carpenters: ninth and tenth graders in BTJ’s newest after-school initiative for students to learn carpentry skills, rescue and transform scrap wood into treasures, and work with a […]

A SPECIAL SALUTE TO A VERY SPECIAL STUDENT

By admin | February 16 2022 | 0 Comments.

IDF Air Force Corporal Tzvi Kut, 20, a recent graduate of Boys Town Jerusalem’s College of Applied Engineering (CAE), is currently serving in an advanced technological unit. “Tzvi, who enlisted through a new IDF program for youth on the autism spectrum, is making a very great contribution to our country,” declares Boys Town Jerusalem Dean […]

THE POWER OF A TEACHER’S TRUST

By admin | February 16 2022 | 0 Comments.

At the end of Grade Eight in 2007, “Eliezer” was hurt, but not really surprised, to be informed that he was under serious consideration to be transferred out of Boys Town Jerusalem for high school. Over the past two years he’d spent at the school’s Junior High, he’d only excelled in troublemaking. Now to his […]

MAKING INVESTMENTS COUNT

By Shoshana Levovitz | January 19 2022 | 0 Comments.

“I’ve learned that if there’s something important to know in life, it’s that money isn’t everything,” declared Shimon Potter, a multimillion-dollar investment portfolio manager. His audience, Boys Town Jerusalem High School students, paid rapt attention to his every word. Within the school’s guest lecture program to prepare students for the future, Potter, of the Israeli-based […]