For students who depend on the Boys Town Jerusalem dormitories for refuge from traumatic situations at home, the coronavirus crisis that closed Israeli schools – and dormitories – has been disastrous, reports BTJ social worker Hadas Knopf. “Our boys desperately need the emotional support, wholesome food, supervision and love that they thrived on at Boys […]
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Everything changed after Dvir’s oldest brother disappeared. Dvir* was only a toddler when his brother stormed out of the house following a bitter argument with his parents. Now 16, Dvir has watched his home life unravel from that moment on. “Dvir’s parents took to fighting constantly in front of their remaining nine children, until his […]
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“How can I ever be expected to ‘honor my father’?” 15-year-old Benny(*) bitterly asked Boys Town Jerusalem social worker Hadas Knopf. “He is a monster who only knows how to hurt us.” Benny’s father left his family in poverty While Benny, his mother, and siblings always knew that his father’s business regularly took him overseas, […]
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