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Talitha Kumi choir announces the Resurrection on German TV

April 15, 2010 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

by Bernhard Scheurenbrand For months, the evangelical German community in Jerusalem prepared for its Easter service, made special because of the 100th anniversary of the Augusta Victoria complex. The service was to be held on campus at Ascension Church and broadcast on the German television station ZDF. Organizers agreed from the first that the choir … [Read more…]

Posted in: Berliner Missionswerk (BMW) News, ELCJHL News Tagged: Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Germany, Talitha Kumi School

Al-Mahaba children help with olive harvest

October 20, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Children from the ELCJHL Al-Mahaba Kindergarten olives recently joined in the olive harvest on the Mount of Olives. After picking them, they pounded them and placed them in salt water to make them edible.

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Al-Mahaba Kindergarten, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, harvest, Olive harvest

ELCJHL congratulates its high school graduates

May 21, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

It’s graduation season! Dozens of young women and men are celebrating the completion of their ELCJHL school careers with festive graduation ceremonies this month. Here, Dr. Charlie Haddad, ELCJHL director of education, addresses graduates at the School of Hope, Ramallah, on May 21.  

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Dr. Charlie Haddad, Evangelical Lutheran Schools

Dr. Charlie Haddad addresses teachers, visits Capitol Hill

February 10, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

ELCJHL Director of Education Dr. Charlie D. Haddad recently addressed the Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages at George Mason University of Fairfax, Virginia, U.S.A., on the topic of peace education. In his Feb. 7 address, Haddad described the school’s efforts to integrate peace education and interfaith dialogue into the curriculum. Haddad explained … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Dr. Charlie Haddad, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, George Mason University

Lutheran filmmaker leads video workshops for students

January 28, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Following an invitation from Peace Not Walls staff, on January 5 Lutheran filmmaker Tim Frakes donated his time and expertise for two website and video production workshops for high school students at schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land (ELCJHL). Ten students, a teacher, a volunteer, and a principal attended … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCA, ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Gaza War, Peace Not Walls, Sister Sylvia Countess, Youth

Construction projects underway at ELCJHL schools

January 25, 2009 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

   An addition at Dar al-Kalima School (left photo) will provide space for science labs and administrative offices. Overseeing the work is contractor Anwar Hilal. At Beit Sahour (right photo) a new third floor will be made into science labs. (S. Countess photos)

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Dar al-Kalima Lutheran School, Evangelical Lutheran School in Beit Sahour, Evangelical Lutheran Schools

Graduations in the ELCJHL Schools

May 19, 2008 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

It’s graduation season at the ELCJHL schools.  Talitha Kumi School and the Ramallah School of Hope held their graduations last weekend, and Beit Sahour and Dar al Kalima will hold theirs  this coming weekend.   There are also graduations at the kindergartens, including Al Mahaba on the Mt. of Olives.  High school graduation ceremonies have many … [Read more…]

Posted in: Berliner Missionswerk (BMW) News, ELCJHL News Tagged: Evangelical Lutheran School of Hope, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Graduation, Talitha Kumi School

ELCJHL Schools Return to Session after Christmas Break

January 15, 2008 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Holidays ended and the second semester began January 15 in the Lutheran Schools. The traditional school break spanned one month this year in order to respect the various religious traditions of students and staff. During this past month, our Muslim families observed Eid al-Adha, or the Great Feast, on December 19 and New Year’s Day … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Youth

Springtime Season in ELCJHL Schools

May 7, 2007 by communications coordinator Leave a Comment

Sister Sylvia Countess, Ass’t to the ELCJHL Schools’ Director The spring months are always busy ones for the Schools and Educational Programs of the ELCJHL. This year, as teachers and students prepared for the end of classes, final exams, and school summer tours, they also welcomed their families and friends to special school events. Each … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Sister Sylvia Countess, Youth

Opening Windows within Walls – Teaching Peace in the ELCJHL

April 30, 2007 by communications coordinator

by Sister Sylvia Countess Ass’t to the ELCJHL Schools’ Director Although the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land was officially recognized as an autonomous church in 1959, it traces its history to German mission work in the mid-nineteenth century. The schools founded at that time were the first to provide education to … [Read more…]

Posted in: ELCJHL News Tagged: ELCJHL, Evangelical Lutheran Schools, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Non-Violence, Sister Sylvia Countess
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