Slum-touring millionaires put off the Ritz in Israel By MATTHEW KALMAN 12/26/2010 03:10 ‘Hands On Tzedakah’ takes would-be donors off the beaten track to see the underbelly of society. Ronald L. Gallatin is a retired attorney, a CPA and a former managing director at Lehman Brothers credited with creating some of Wall Street’s most ingenious Read more
HaAretz.com By Rafael Ahren Published 01:24 09.07.10 Crossroads, the Jerusalem drop-in center for at-risk teenagers from English-speaking families, is exploring the option of opening branches in other Israeli cities, its incoming director said this week. “There are Anglo communities all over Israel and we know that they’re dealing with the same issues that our kids Read more
Street Smarts By ABE SELIG 29/04/2010 09:49 Social worker Caryn Green sums up 10 years of working with at-risk teens as founding director of Crossroads. Caryn Green is a veteran when it comes to the tough and often gritty realities faced by the capital’s at-risk English-speaking youth. But after 10 years of tireless work on Read more
A Texan has set out to assist some of the hundreds of Jews who come to Israel every year and find trouble instead of religious awakening. By Danna Harman | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor, September 22, 2008 edition Jerusalem – At 14 he had dropped out of school and was spending his days Read more
(JERUSALEM) – Coming to the Holy Land has never been a true panacea for hundreds of disenfranchised North American teenagers who have come for a year of learning at a local yeshivah or made aliyah. Cultural and language barriers can either exacerbate a pre-existing emotional trauma or trigger a new one.
Crossroads Jerusalem 2011