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A Nice Day Off!
The choir “Sacred Heart of Jesus” (قلب يسوع الاقدس) visited the Holy Land Institute for the Deaf. It was a beautiful Friday afternoon with games and of course something tasty for everyone.
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Visiting the ladies of St. Grace Charitable Society – Madaba
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Strengthening families with disabled children!
During the summer holidays, there was a training course for the teachers of the “Holy Land Institute for the Deaf”. This training focussed on the role of disabled people in society and how to strengthen and activate families in dealing with disabled people.
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Youth meeting in Salt
The “Holy Land Institute for the Deaf” is also used during the time when the students are on summer vacation. In the summer, a large youth meeting took place, which was organized by the Archdiocese of Jerusalem. The motto of the meeting was taken from a verse in Romans: “Be an overcomer!”. Father Jamil, Reverend Hanna Dalla and Bishop Hossam Nooum gave the young people valuable inspiration for their faith.
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Graduation of the sign language course
The sign language course for beginners and the sign language course for advanced learners enabled the new employees to communicate in sign language with the children and young people at the “Holy Land Institute for the Deaf”. There were also graduates of a distance learning course for teaching who were happy to have achieved a degree. Please tap the “Read more” button to see the image.
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Visit to Germany
In June Father Jamil took an opportunity to visit Germany. Coincidentally, the weekend of the annual festival of the Paulinenpflege in Winnenden was combined with the annual general meeting of the Allah Kariem Association. Dedicated club members ensured that Father Jamil was able to make good use of his time and thoroughly enjoy his visit. During the annual celebration, after a service in which Father Jamil greeted all present, he gave a lecture about the work of the “Holy Land Institute for the Deaf” (HLID). The opportunity of the Association’s annual general meeting provided Father Jamil with the chance to report on progress and plans for the Institute and to…
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60th anniversary celebration
For the 60th anniversary, the institute was beautifully decorated and the children and young people prepared some lectures. For example, there was a short play in which the teacher asked the children what kind of career they wanted to have when they grew up. In the second scene, these four children were seen as adults, as craftsmen, as hairdressers, as computer specialists. Three young people recited the lyrics of a Jordanian song in sign language. The Bishop of the Anglican Church of Jerusalem and the Middle East also came to visit and was enthusiastic about what is being achieved here. In the picture you can see Bishop Hosam Elias Naoum…
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International Meeting
Sponsors of the “Holy Land Institute for the Deaf” from several countries came together at the international meeting: Germany, the Netherlands, the USA and Great Britain (via Zoom). In addition, Mr. Andreas Maurer, head of the Paulinenpflege in Winnenden, was at the international meeting to reaffirm the connection between the Paulinenpflege and the school for the deaf in Salt together with Selmar Ehmann and other representatives. Unfortunately, Swiss representatives were unable to come to the international meeting in person, but they sent gifts for the children in advance, which were then brought to Jordan by the German members. The meeting was translated by two sign language interpreters for two deaf/hearing-impaired…
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An international sign
On the fanny packs that were filled for the children is a symbol that is internationally understood by deaf people. The fingers form the letters I, L and U for “I love you”. The thumb is spread a little further than is the case here in the graphic. However, this “I Love You” is not used as a declaration of love among deaf people, but rather is a sign of solidarity among deaf people and a commitment to sign language and deaf culture. In addition, “Allah Kariem”, the name of the support association, is printed on the fanny packs – these words mean “God helps”.
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Gifts from different countries
At the international meeting of the Allah Kariem clubs in April 2024, club members brought typical sweets from their home countries. These were packed into fanny packs during a joint action. Everything was well prepared and ran like on an assembly line, except that no cars were produced here, but gifts were prepared here for deaf and deaf-blind children and young people.