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The Sisters of Saint Joseph

A visit to the Saint Joseph complex, following the story of the women who turned the wall into a bridge

Some Important Details

  • תאריכון

    Date and Time

    Hebrew only:

    Saturday, May 2 | 9:00am–11:00am, 12:00pm–2:00pm

  • מחיר

    Cost

    50 NIS
    45 NIS for Senior citizens

  • Difficulty and Accessibility

    Not accessible
    Difficulty: Easy (stairs, no elevator)

  • מדריך

    Guide

    Esther Saad

On the busy Street of the Prophets, behind a high wall, lies a hidden world where monumental Jerusalem stone meets joy and grace. Here, within the Saint Joseph convent complex, the laughter of schoolchildren blends with the footsteps of nuns in long corridors with soaring ceilings, while birdsong drifts through a vast inner courtyard that holds generations of secrets.

During the tour we will explore the building’s monumental architecture and find refuge in the silence of the large church, an island of calm amid the city’s bustle. We will meet women who seem to have stepped out of a fairytale, yet are real and powerful: nuns who have come from across the world – from India and Burma, Germany, Italy, and even Iraq – to dedicate their lives to Jerusalem.

We will meet the sister who accompanies terminal patients in their final moments of grace, “just before the encounter with God, whatever that may be”; and the legendary midwife who led women of all communities to cross the wall and give birth in a hospital in East Jerusalem. A journey between beginnings and endings, between the secular and the sacred, and among women who create a reality of compassion in the heart of the city.

Meeting point: Kok Street & HaNevi’im Street corner
End point: HaNevi’im Street

Photo: Lycee Francais de Jerusalem

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