When your family is so dedicated to a place, it just becomes part of your DNA. What could have been more natural than Orly, daughter of Naftali & Penina (Schmidt) Fessel sharing her Bat Mitzvah celebration with two girls from Girls Town Jerusalem that are just now becoming Bat Mitzvah. GTJ and the 100s of children in its care stole the hearts of Penina’s parents Doris and Jack Schmidt over 30 years ago. Since then, there hasn’t been a family simcha that GTJ hasn’t been a part

Those very same four walls, tables and chairs can be transformed into the most posh setting to receive worthy visitors or beautified as befitting a banqueting hall hosting hundreds. For the girls in our Homes, who so often miss out on the ‘minor milestones’ of life cycle events that a child living with their biological family would experience, we try to create opportunities for the girls to put their creative talents to work planning and expediting all sorts of special events