By the time Daniel*, a ninth grader, and his younger brother Ethan*, a new seventh grader, began their studies at Boys Town Jerusalem this year both brothers were drained of the energy or desire to even smile. Poverty, hunger, and cancer For over two years, their family’s poverty has grown unbearable. Their father lost his […]
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No one could think about Lavi’s bar-mitzvah The last thing Lavi’s family could think about was his upcoming bar-mitzvah. For the past year, their world has revolved around his father, whose cancer is swiftly progressing. Lavi’s mother quit her job six months ago to give her husband 24-hour care, in addition to the demands of […]
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