Youth

'Only my best friend knows I’m Jewish’: French Jewish teens tell US ambassador of hidden identity

Nine members of CTeen France met US Ambassador Charles Kushner in Paris on May 4, discussing life as Jewish teens in France during a two-hour conversation at the ambassador’s residence.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
US Ambassador to France Charles Kushner stands with two members of Chabbad in his Paris residence.
The brick thrown at a school security guard by a 15-year-old boy.

Boy arrested for throwing brick at school security guard during argument, injuring girl

Police in Jaffa responded to reports of a violent incident at the entrance gate to a local school when a 15-year-old boy arrived and began arguing with a security guard.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

Tame the phenomenon: The frightening increase in youth crime needs to be handled - editorial

Study after study has warned that prolonged instability, trauma, isolation, and disrupted schooling harm children’s mental health, weaken belonging, and can surface in violence.

|ByJPOST EDITORIAL
People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025

Quarter of Americans, almost half of US youth, support Hamas over Israel, Harvard Harris poll finds

A new Harvard poll shows 74% of Americans support Israel, but nearly half of the youth polled back Hamas. Generational divides emerge in views on the Middle East conflict.

|ByMICHAEL STARR

Teenage boys who smoke risk respiratory damage to future kids

People whose fathers smoked in their early teens had epigenetic markers associated with asthma, obesity, and poor lung function.

AUGUST 31, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A teenager smoking (illustrative).

Camp brings Jewish youth together in Poland from across the world

The Yael Foundation's camp held its third year in Poland with both a boys' camp and a girls' camp.

AUGUST 30, 2023ByURIEL PEIZER
Girls from all over the world come together in Poland for Yael Foundation's summer camp.

The Jewish Agency Summer Shlichut Program

'Creating Connections to Israel, Strengthening Jewish Peoplehood'

AUGUST 24, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Jewish Agency Chairman Doron Almog, center, and Director of Summer Shlichut program Gal Atia at Camp Ramah in Ojai, California

Helping students at Yemin Orde: the Israeli immigrant and at-risk youth village

The Yemin Orde Youth Village serves a vitally important role for immigrant and at-risk youths in Israel.

AUGUST 20, 2023ByJOSH EISENSTEIN
The entrance to the Yemin Orde village.

Israeli teens are getting hooked on plastic surgery - report

Experts believe the rise in plastic surgery among Israeli youth can be partially attributed to unrealistic societal standards regarding beauty, which are amplified by social media.

AUGUST 10, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Cosmetic surgeries, such as rhinoplasty, are on the rise among Israeli youth.

A city-based strategy gives Israeli children a chance to succeed

Participation in extracurricular activities provides children with invaluable skills and improves their chances of success.

AUGUST 6, 2023ByALAN ROSENBAUM
Nathanael Touitou, head of municipal initiatives at the Rashi Foundation.

Ancient 'magic mirror' discovered in northern Israel by youth leader

Magic mirrors were used to protect against the Evil Eye in ancient times.

AUGUST 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Youth leader Aviv Weizman holding the magic mirror plaque she discovered at Usha

Isracard launches rechargeable card to help young people manage expenses

The "Netanchik" card allows transactions of up to NIS 1,000 and can be used to withdraw money from an ATM.

JULY 23, 2023ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV
Credit cards in transaction

10-year-old Native American-Jewish racer celebrates his heritage

His No. 8 car is emblazoned with two important pieces of family heritage: an Israeli flag and a flag of the Quechan Nation.

JULY 22, 2023ByLONNY GOLDSMITH, JACOB GURVIS/JTA
A quarter midget car.

Israeli summer camps to shatter records in number of participants

An unprecedented number of Israeli youth will experience Israel's forests this summer.

JULY 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
: Ifat Ovadia-Luski with her daughter Shirah (center), Roee Teshuva, Deputy Secretary-General of the Council of Youth Movements in Israel, Danny Pedida, Director of the Northern Region in KKL-JNF's Education Division, and Eli Hafuta, Director of the Upper Galilee-Golan Region in KKL-JNF and others.