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A Gift to the Kaiser

Tour to the Paul’s Hospice and St. Thomas Church

Some Important Details

  • תאריכון

    Date and Time

    Hebrew only:

    Thursday, April 30 | 9:30am–11:30am, 12:30pm–2:30pm
    Friday, May 1 | 9:00am–11:00am

  • מחיר

    Cost

    50 NIS
    45 NIS for Senior citizens

  • Difficulty and Accessibility

    Not accessible
    Difficulty: Easy

  • מדריך

    Guide

    Dov Notkevitch

Three “gifts” were given to German Emperor Wilhelm II following his famous visit to Jerusalem in 1898: the Dormition Church, the Augusta Victoria complex on the Mount of Olives, and St. Paul’s Hospice, intended as a lodging house for German Catholic pilgrims.

On this tour we will visit St. Paul’s Hospice, where we will see wooden models of the Temple Mount from the Second Temple and medieval periods, created by Conrad Schick in the late 19th century. We will also view Father Schmitz’s taxidermy collection and the leather chairs on which Emperor Wilhelm II himself sat during his visit. We will then ascend to a unique panoramic viewpoint over Damascus Gate and the Old City, and conclude at the modest church dedicated to “Thomas the Doubter,” belonging to the fascinating Syriac-Aramaic-speaking community.

Meeting point: Light Rail Station – Damascus Gate
End point: Light Rail Station near Damascus Gate

The tour includes entry to the church. Modest dress is required. Entry with weapons is not permitted.

Photo: “One Thousand Words Project,” East Jerusalem

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