The History of the American Colony Hotel Part Two - A Thriving Commune - 1881 to 1914

The History of the American Colony Hotel Part Two - A Thriving Commune - 1881 to 1914

This is the second entry in a GoJerusalem.com series on the history of the American Colony Hotel. Soon after arriving in Jerusalem, the American...

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Mark Twain's Jerusalem

Mark Twain's Jerusalem

Samuel "Mark Twain" Clemens enjoyed a memorable visit to Jerusalem in 1867, and his stint at the Mediterranean Hotel, which was once the preferred...

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Suleiman the Magnificient: Builder of Ottoman Jerusalem

Suleiman the Magnificient: Builder of Ottoman Jerusalem

Though Suleiman was a man of many turbans - conqueror, legislator, patron, poet - it was as a builder that he is remembered in Jerusalem. Upon...

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Charles Warren: Excavator of Jerusalem

Charles Warren: Excavator of Jerusalem

Charles Warren’s world was one where British colonial power stretched across the hemispheres, and the globetrotting Warren himself seemed the...

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Moses Montefiore: Minister of Modern Jerusalem

Moses Montefiore: Minister of Modern Jerusalem

Born of British Jewish merchants of Italian descent, Sir Moses Montefiore is the philanthropist who essentially laid the foundation for modern west...

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