Boys Town Jerusalem
| Boys Town Jerusalem קרית נוער ירושלים Kiryat Noar Yerushalayim | |
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| Address | |
20 Harav Frank St. | |
| Coordinates | 31°45′48″N 35°11′06″E / 31.7632°N 35.1850°E |
| Information | |
| School type | Junior high, high school, yeshiva, technical colleges |
| Motto | From limited backgrounds to limitless futures |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Jewish |
| Established | 1949 |
| Founder | Rabbi Alexander Linchner |
| Dean | Rabbi Moshe Linchner |
| Principal | Rabbi David Twersky, junior high school Rabbi Elimelech Yaakov, high school |
| Gender | Male |
| Age range | 12–20 |
| Enrollment | 850 (2012) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Campus size | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Budget | $7.5 million |
| Graduates | 6,500 |
| Website | http://www.boystownjerusalem.org |
Boys Town Jerusalem (Hebrew: קרית נוער ירושלים, Kiryat Noar Yerushalayim) is an Orthodox Jewish educational institution in Jerusalem. Founded in 1949, it houses over 850 boys aged 12 to 20 on its 18 acres (7.3 ha) Bayit Vegan campus, and provides on-site religious, secular, and technological education on the junior high through college levels.
It is the largest yeshiva/vocational school in the world and is one of Israel's most important technological training centers. It maintains a close working relationship with the Israel Defense Forces, which partnered in the founding of its on-campus College of Applied Engineering and makes frequent use of that college's facilities and graduates. It also has a publishing division. Boys Town Jerusalem originated the Jan Zwartendijk Award for Humanitarian Ethics and Values, which it awards annually to Holocaust-era rescuers and other proponents of humanitarian values.