Mabrouk and congratulations to the 2015 graduating class of Talitha Kumi Lutheran School! To listen to the Talitha Kumi choir perform in German, you can visit the ELCJHL’s SoundCloud gallery. To listen to the senior solo performance, you can visit the ELCJHL’s SoundCloud gallery.
On Saturday, September 4th, Rolf Lindemann was installed as the new Principal of Talitha Kumi School in Beit Jala. Many were gathered to welcome Rolf and his wife, Gundula, in worship and in fellowship, in songs and in words. Bishop Younan preached and presided at the service. Learn more about the Talitha Kumi School of … [Read more…]
Large crowds and local dignitaries were on hand to celebrate graduation at the Lutheran high schools. In addition to the usual speeches by school and church officials, English and German speeches by students, and the distribution of diplomas, two Dar al Kalima graduates – Mohammed Teilakh and Yousef Al-Ramahi – performed a rap song to … [Read more…]
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…]
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…]
On June 22, 2003 his Excellency Johannes Rau, President of the Federal Republic of Germany was welcomed to Talitha Kumi Lutheran School in Beit Jala by the students and teachers, Principal Willhelm Golller and Bishop Dr. Munib A. Younan. He spent time visiting with children and touring the school complex. President Rau was very impressed … [Read more…]