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Title
Johann Ludwig Schneller Schule (JLSS), Lebanon
Description
In 1860 Johann Ludwig Schneller, born in Württemberg Germany, founded the Syrian Orphanage in Jerusalem. In 1948 Mr. Elias al-Haddad came to Lebanon with twelve Palestinian school children while Rev. Hermann Schneller, Johann's grandson, was deported to Australia by the authorities. In 1951 Hermann Schneller returned to Lebanon and after several sojourns rented a place in Zahlah, a main city in the Be q aa. At the end of 1952, he moved with the children into the newly opened school at Khirbat Qanafar, where to the present day socially underprivileged youths and orphans are given a home, schooling, and vocational training.
The institute is owned and run by the National Evangelical Church of Beirut (NEC). The church has carried this responsibility with the Associated Churches and Missions in South Western Germany (EMS) since 1972. Other partners and friends locally and abroad help with finance. The school continued to function through the civil war, and to this day continues providing care and education for children.
Johann Ludwig Schneller Sc hule (JLSS) is situated in the middle of the fertile area of West Be q aa, close to the village Khirb a t Q anafar in Lebanon. It is much more than just a school. At present about 180 boys and girls aged between 4 and 19 are growing up together in eight families. About 50% of them are Christians from different denominations and 50% are Muslims (Sunnites, Shiites and Druze). The children have also different nationalities, in addition to Lebanese there are Syrians, Palestinians, Iraqis, Egyptians, and others.
Languages
English
Address
- J. L. Schneller Schule
- Khirbet Kanafar, West Bekaa LEBANON
Contact
- J. L. Schneller Schule
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- +1 961 864 5945
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External Links
- Alexa: Jlss.org
