Schneller Orphanage

Schneller Orphanage, also called the Syrian Orphanage, was a German Protestant orphanage that operated in from 1860 to 1940. It was one of the first structures to be built outside the Old City of Jerusalem – the others being , the Bishop Gobat school, Mishkenot Sha’ananim, and the – and paved the way for the expansion of Jerusalem in the 19th century.
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  • Type: Building
  • Description: German Protestant orphanage that operated in Jerusalem from 1860 to 1940
  • Also known as: “Syrian Orphanage”
  • Roof shape: hipped

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Machane Yehuda Market and Binyanei HaUma.

Marketplace
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Mahane Yehuda Market سوق محاني يهودا), often referred to as "The Shuk", is a marketplace in , . Popular with locals and tourists alike, the market's more than 250 vendors sell fresh fruits and vegetables; baked goods; fish, meat and cheeses; nuts, seeds, and spices; wines and liquors; clothing and shoes; and housewares, textiles, and Judaica. is situated 670 metres south of Schneller Orphanage.

Theater building
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The International Convention Center, commonly known as , is a concert hall and convention center in Giv'at Ram in , . is situated 1 km southwest of Schneller Orphanage.

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The is one of the main Gates of the Old City of Jerusalem. It is located in the wall on the city's northwest side and connects to a highway leading out to , which in the Hebrew Bible was called Shechem or Sichem, and from there, in times… is situated 2 km southeast of Schneller Orphanage.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kerem Avraham and Mekor Baruch.

Neighborhood
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, in English Abraham's Vineyard, is a neighbourhood near in central , founded in 1855. It is bounded by Malkhei Yisrael Street, Yechezkel Street, Tzefanya Street, and the Schneller Compound.

Suburb
also spelled Makor Baruch, is a neighborhood in . The neighborhood is bordered by Malkhei Yisrael Street to the north, Sarei Yisrael Street to the west, Jaffa Road to the south, and the Zikhron Moshe neighborhood to the east.

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or Chareidi Jerusalem refers to the parts of which are overwhelmingly populated by Jews. More than a third of Jerusalem's population, and more than 60% of Jewish youth in Jerusalem, are .

Schneller Orphanage

Latitude
31.79085° or 31° 47′ 27″ north
Longitude
35.2126° or 35° 12′ 45″ east
Open location code
8G3QQ6R7+82
Open­Street­Map ID
way 264138498
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Wiki­data ID
Q455355
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Schneller Orphanage” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دار أيتام شنيلر”
  • Arabic: “دار الأيتام السورية”
  • Chinese: “施内勒尔孤儿院”
  • Czech: “Schneller Camp”
  • Czech: “Schnellerův sirotčinec”
  • Esperanto: “Orfejo Schneller”
  • German: “Evangelischer Verein für die Schneller-Schulen”
  • German: “Schneller-Schulen”
  • German: “Syrisches Waisenhaus”
  • German: “Verein für das Syrische Waisenhaus”
  • Hebrew: “בית היתומים הסורי”
  • Hebrew: “בית היתומים שנלר”
  • Hebrew: “לודוויג שנלר”
  • Hebrew: “מחנה שנלר”
  • Hebrew: “מתחם שנלר”
  • Hebrew: “שנלר”
  • Persian: “پرورشگاه اشنلر”
  • Spanish: “Orfanato Schneller”

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