St. George's School, Jerusalem
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St. George's School is a boys' school in East Jerusalem
run by the Anglican Jerusalem diocese
. It is located next to St. George's College
, just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The school was established in 1899. The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine
series of books, Rev. W Awdry, taught at the school for three years from 1933-1936.
East Jerusalem
East Jerusalem or Eastern Jerusalem refer to the parts of Jerusalem captured and annexed by Jordan in the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and then captured and annexed by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War...
run by the Anglican Jerusalem diocese
Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem
The Anglican Bishop in Jerusalem is the bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jerusalem, which is a part of the Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and The Middle East, and based at St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem. The Diocese of Jerusalem covers Israel, the Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon...
. It is located next to St. George's College
St. George's College, Jerusalem
St George’s College Jerusalem is a Continuing Education Center of the Anglican Communion. It is part of the Anglican diocese of Jerusalem and the Middle East.-History:...
, just outside the walls of the Old City of Jerusalem. The school was established in 1899. The author of the Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas the Tank Engine is a fictional steam locomotive in The Railway Series books by the Reverend Wilbert Awdry and his son, Christopher. He became the most popular character in the series, and the accompanying television spin-off series, Thomas and Friends.Thomas is a tank engine, painted blue...
series of books, Rev. W Awdry, taught at the school for three years from 1933-1936.
Notable alumni
- Ibrahim TouqanIbrahim TouqanIbrahim Abd al-Fattah Touqan was a Palestinian nationalist poet whose works rallied Arabs during their revolt against the British. Touqan was born in Nablus, Palestine during Ottoman times. He was the brother of poetess Fadwa Touqan and he tutored and influenced her to write poetry...
- Mufid NashashibiMufid NashashibiMufid Said Ahmad Nashashibi was, in 1942, was one of the founders of the Palestinian National Liberation League .Born in Jerusalem, Nashashibi was educated at St. George's School in Jerusalem, the American University in Cairo and Robert College in Istanbul...
- Emil GhuriEmil GhuriEmil Ghuri , a Palestinian Christian, was Secretary of the Arab Higher Committee , the official leadership of the Arabs in the British Mandate of Palestine...
- Mohammed Nusseibeh