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details than that of. a vulcan schmidt has a demanding job as prevalent in jerusalem he's the german lutheran churches envoy to the holy land. it's a delicate balancing act. that. doesn't dissolve this is a special place we are located in the middle of jerusalem ins and that's how we view ourselves as a community. that the forbidden we want to connect to beat all to be a meeting place and a vehicle of understanding across borders since the such a tall order but it starts in small ways on simply welcoming people without worrying about church membership or what people believe consciously or one dates in column c. for the shit talking. was. was
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. he has his headquarters at the lutheran church of the redeemer right in jerusalem's old city. for instance and. ok so we have been in germany we have a prayer time. everybody is welcome to attend the may day press service sometimes the congregation is large but other times there are just a handful of people it's a german speaking parish. she is also a reading from the book of the prophet isaiah chapter 2. this is this is what
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isaiah the son of a name was prophesied concerning judah in jerusalem. the nation shall not lift up sword against nation. the church of the redeemer was built on the foundations of a crusade a century at the end of the 19th century the german emperor vilhelm the 2nd and his consort a goose to victoria presided at the dedication ceremony. the provost leads us through the narrow alleys of the old city to christianity's most sacred site the church of the holy sepulture just 50 meters from the german church it's been a destination for pilgrims since the 4th century. traditions say this is where jesus was crucified and buried and where he rose from the dead 6 denominations the greek orthodox and meaning of the star like roman catholic ethiopian orthodox syriac also talks and coptic church is share the care of the
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basilica the lutherans have no say it was built more than a 1000 years before luther. burns is over and some of you might call us late comers . but the tradition goes back to the 1st christian centuries with the deckers with the sun because there weren't any protestants until the late middle ages and we've only been in jerusalem since the 19th century there was a live. in. lake come as they might be but protestants have made their mark all over the holy land. in television for instance it's a curious fact that lutheran christians from southern germany were among the founders of this bustling metropolis 150 years ago if you wanted to live here apart from foreign missionaries tell of evil was the sandy waste land. today the settlement built by missionaries from the pietist lutheran sect known as the
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templars is overshadowed by towering skyscrapers. the preservation of the old buildings is almost entirely thanks to one man schaefer cash his love of the historical relics led the manufacture of painting tools to become a conservator he explains that television is deeply indebted to the german missionaries. everything started real when the temple survived to this place the delivery was not establish it there was nothing here that of the desert and they built a really nice and very. pleasant colony with agriculture. one day around 15 years ago shaffer cash took a look inside one of the dilapidated buildings and discovered to his astonishment beautiful old wall paintings together with a group of fellow enthusiasm he persuaded the tell of if authorities to grant building permission only to people prepared to conserve these old buildings. shafer
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cash turned his factory over to his sisters and began to study art conservation. 2 the german missionaries set out nation 71 to establish christian communities in the holy land it seems design and now uses the blacksmith's house mark twain is said to have stayed here when this building was a guest house today it houses a restaurant. the former wine cellars and now a trendy bar the wine on the menu no longer comes from here and serrano which is now an upmarket district. a small museum pays tribute to the german pioneers but it also reveals their darker side in the 1930 s. one in 3 of the residents was a member of the nazi party. schafer cash is the son of a romanian brush micah members of his family were murdered during the holocaust but
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he doesn't blame the german missionaries the period of the nazi time in stockholm in israel was very short. and in the fall will vary. it's a productive and. contribution of the temple of the land of israel was so much the sea of 4 years of time is is there almost nothing. after the 2nd world war the last residents of serrano were expelled from the country the israeli military and secret service took over some of the buildings others were used by the 1st israeli government when television was officially established in 1009 the german missionaries had already been there for almost 40 years. back to jerusalem. here in the old city is the
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lutheran guest house. and. its central location the friendly atmosphere and a lovely garden attract many visitors. we accompany the provost to beit jalla. involved and schmidt wants to show us the 1st lutheran school in the country it lies on the outskirts of bethlehem and this road would take us there directly if it were not for this war. to the israeli government in the west bank area is a security barrier against terrorism palestinians call it an apartheid wall west bank residents have to pass a checkpoint whenever they want to go to work or to shop in jerusalem the procedure
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and sometimes takes hours. the wall was built in response to the 2nd intifada an uprising against israeli occupation of the palestinian territories in which a 1000 israelis and $3000.00 palestinians were killed israel says the barrier has virtually eliminated terrorist attacks but it remains controversial. as mine does not it makes me really angry to see how this. beautiful landscape has been divided we are. going on very well you see here is the wall now our no. evangelical lutheran school is in the west bank the heartland of the palestinian territories. its name tell it the true me comes from the gospel of st mark and maine's girl stand up it was founded as a girls' school by lutheran deaconesses from germany an $851.00 today it's
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a co-educational institution. the school has an excellent reputation among its notable is the head of the palestinian mission in berlin. is a member of the school board and likes to keep an eye on things the principal has some good news all the seniors have passed their final exams. isn't just going to have a german school leaving certificate in study in germany 95 percent of them want to be really wow we conducted a survey the nearly all of them want to study in germany to shop in order to do what i just hope they come back to this month that's always my great hope that they don't just end up staying in germany. i have to go teach a class i can be a very good thing and see you in a bit. in addition to being principal but he is also an english teacher the school has around $850.00 students. so you know if your
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brain is new today who welcome to 90 great to have you here just tell us a few things where you come from. all of the 12 years i've been here since 2 years living in. critical so. the muslim boy from berlin is not yet certain whether this school is the right one for him his family decided to return from germany to the palestinian territories most of his classmates want to go in the opposite direction. we study in german that's why i come to this school to learn german so i can travel to germany because i want to become a doctor it's most. 40 percent of the students a christians. most of the wrist and muslims. business. it's a school where we really learn together christians and muslims. together we all strive
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toward the same goal of education and that's what's special in this middle eastern context we offer education for everyone. to bring him has to tell his father what he thinks of the school but his father will then make arrangements with the provost . this is tell me how was your day. there was pretty good was actually so would you like to go to the school here they talk to each other more in arabic done in german that doesn't help me with my german pronunciation. which. votes going mediates between father and son he advises them to sleep on at. the school is built on 10 hit test of problematic soil part of the grounds are israeli territory the palestinian authority administers the rest. behind the walls the
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palestinian area is densely populated. and up on the hill the jewish settlement if rent is being built on israeli occupied territory. has a fund of stories about this divided country. is 1st of all the restaurant over there has been demolished 3 times because it was built without planning permission organised and now it has a tent roof to others so strictly speaking it's not a building on. the continuous tension is sometimes hard to bear. over time one succumbs to resignation and hopelessness because one doesn't see any improvement in the situation. that's been my experience over the past 7 years where is the source of hope. and are you pleased to be leaving because in the moment there are situations that i'll be glad to leave behind. on the
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mount of olives in east jerusalem standstill ghost of victoria hospital it's named after the wife of kaiser vilhelm the 2nd who founded the hospital more than 100 years ago today it's administered by the lutheran world federation. both bank schmidt is on the hospital board it's the only medical facility in the palestinian territories that has an apparatus to provide radiation therapy for cancer patients israel has blocked the use of such nuclear medicine technology and gasser and the west bank citing security concerns the provost is on his way to a board meeting. what is now more is the hospital director after studying in france the united kingdom and the u.s. he returned to east jerusalem officially he stateless but his family has lived in jerusalem for generations. it is not easy for p.c.'s
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to develop adventure visions of the day that we are services and that we are providing the duty of nobel it means the work of books of investment and you know for the longest day up till now palestinians are under occupation show with a rocket of healthier vision in british day like everything else is not at all an easy task. kudrow shalom is job is also not easy she's a pediatrician and a cancer specialist her work is made harder by the fact that her young patients are often separated from their families for weeks at a time she has to discuss the children's cases with their parents by telephone is the dean is 8 years old he has lymphoma for weeks the doctor was regulate his bedside because his mother wasn't allowed to visit him his family lives in ga. which palestinians might only leave with special permission. where ask actually for permission and we'll go to medical reports you've got india is there psychology
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go situation because he's aware of the disease is aware of being away from his their family from his brothers and sisters so this effort actually his treatment to jury and stay in the hospital so we're right there and medical reports to explain how it's very difficult for him to stay for a whole month away from his mother so they are allowed for a mother to come next time with him and the longest to stay around one month one month see our. little boy in the next room is more fortunate at least in one respect marette has his grandmother with him she is old and ill which is why she was allowed to accompany him the 2 of them have been here for 2 months the 2 year old child has a kidney chuma the prognosis is uncertain. on
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returning to jerusalem both draws comfort from his home situation. without the support of his wife he says he wouldn't be able to enjoy all the suffering he sees. and it has fled schmidt has made great sacrifices for her marriage she holds to graze in theology and remedial education but can't get a work permit in israel so she's reduced to being her husband's help might. be added to the parish newsletter. art it seems yes i just have to give it a final read through. they're a good thing and she has no regrets. i know my now for going on one of my previous essence told me when we were preparing to come here that jerusalem was worth it. i think it might. and i must say i see it the same
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way. i wouldn't have followed both going to some other places quite so readily. but jerusalem it's worth it. to commit to scott i can't imagine not having somebody with whom i can constantly and regularly share what i experience here the things that challenge me and my thoughts about the situations that raise doubts in me. although the cloister is currently under a pen it's one of a net of lunch meats favorite spots. in a courtyard is a peaceful way in the center of the bustling old city and it's open to the public the provost's wife is anyways available to visit is in church workers. for service i'm glad she's come again you sold my own a set of the renovations. i'm sorry about that. my
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wife also wants to come that's amazing because she never wanted to but i raved about it as the most beautiful spot in the world i know you renovating yes we. 3 years ago annetta flinch maid had the idea of opening a cafe in the. she runs it with the help of volunteers. in a room above the cafe a young theology student is studying islam. is spending a year in israel the program study in israel is financed by donations and the german lutheran church. here. in la i am there i knew i was really.
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the 1st 6 months were difficult for the young woman from saxony in eastern germany . the middle eastern culture is a far cry from what she's used to. here kind of mission this year i can retreat here when i need some peace and quiet. after i've been out in the city and feel overwhelmed by so many impressions my quotes in the polls a bundle of fun and fear and i don't when i need a break i can come here and drink a cup of coffee. and enjoy the peace in the midst of the hustle and bustle. on a tumor walks almost everywhere there's no other way of getting around in the old city she sometimes feels overwhelmed by the crowds but the young theology student enjoys the spiritual patchwork that is jerusalem. she shows us another of her favorite spots the abbey of the dual mission is a catholic monastery. usually the benedictine monks chant midday prayer at this
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hour but today is an exception the catholics have some visitors. i. guess. it's a group of syriac orthodox christians from outspoken southern germany not a problem in this ancient city with its amazing variety of faiths. 2 2 2 2 but i'm going to miss spends most of her time here at jerusalem's hebrew university . the lutheran world foundation pays her student fees of $10000.00 euros. the woman at the side is melanie moore tossed maya she's part of wolfgang schmitz
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team and runs the study program she also attends the course because she's one of the chooses its election on the talmud the definitive rabbinic commentary on the hebrew bible the lecture is given in modern hebrew which presents something of a challenge to the student from germany. so thoughts about her. mom. melanie morgan last mile participated in the program herself in 2002. she was last. time i wanted to go to the university to collect my certificate and there was also a farewell meal planned in the students' canteen that was the one that. we collected as a ticket somewhere on our way to the canteen when something happened that delayed us then we heard the news there had been an attack on the campus in the heart of the hebrew university in the canteen where we intended to have
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a farewell learn only visited in the men's babble via english then top 1. 100 and i couldn't believe it happened here at the university. right because the uni was considered one of the places where the most diverse people came together it was a war of jewish israelis as well as muslim palestinians and foreigners like us christians . all religions in nations are represented here at the uni and. didn't change her love of the country well anymore tossed my returned. on the other hand is living in jerusalem. from the present official thailand to say goodbye. to your crew where we go through
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a greeting is about the limit of wolfgang schmidt's arabic he's had some language lessons but on the streets of jerusalem he doesn't get very far with what he learned the people here a friendly regardless. crops replete with this type of music you have a nice time. he believes he is. exactly. so warm and friendship that. we will see so so would hopefully in 3. years on the feast of the ascension the lutheran parish organizes an international church said this on the mount of olives german english and arabic speaking christians celebrate together it is from here that jesus is believed to have ascended to heaven there. when did you people when we read the bible in germany it seems very abstract and far away. but here is
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a link to a specific geography where this is on the one hand that's fascinating down on the other hand i would say especially in the lutheran tradition. our faith doesn't depend on these places specifically but it's good that we have the misplaces of remembrance in the home. everybody is invited to the meal at the conclusion of the church service the provost is among them most of the people here are foreigners like the student and the to the german lutheran parish office them a home away from home the end of the summer marks the end of wolfgang schmidt so john in jerusalem he has said that. if. i often describe my life here. being constantly plugged into an electrical outlet constantly under tension or death is both i on the one hand that's very invigorating but over time it's also exhausting you get side show in the air ship. for him that's the nature of life in
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the holy land.
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