What is American Colony, Jerusalem?
[[File:AmericanColony.jpg|thumb|250px|A photo of an American family in the colony from the 19th century]] The '''American Colony in Jerusalem''' was a [[colony]] in [[Jerusalem]], [[Israel]]. It was established by an [[Americans|American]] and [[Swedish people|Swedish]] [[Christian]] [[utopia]]n group in 1881. During the [[British Mandate of Palestine]], the colony was occupied by [[Jordan]] until the [[Six-Day War]] in 1967. The [[cemetery]] of the colony is located in the National Garden of the [[Hebrew University of Jerusalem]] in [[Mount Scopus]]. == Other websites == {{Commonscat|American Colony}} *[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/americancolony/index.html The American Colony in Jerusalem] at the [[Library of Congress]] website. Selected documents from the American Colony in Jerusalem Collection in the Manuscript Division of the [[Library of Congress]]. *[http://www.picture-history.com/israel-index-001.htm Collection of Several Thousand photographs made by the American Colony Photo Department in Jerusalem (Later known as Matson Photo Service)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920020044/http://www.picture-history.com/israel-index-001.htm |date=2006-09-20 }} * Album MIZPAH: Publication of an album which was given to Herbert Samuel by the members of the American Colony in 1925. Israel State Archives site: https://www.archives.gov.il/NR/exeres/9AAD16DC-F305-48EC-8EAF-47D012A7A578,frameless.htm?NRMODE=Published {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304184030/http://archives.gov.il/nr/exeres/9aad16dc-f305-48ec-8eaf-47d012a7a578,frameless.htm?nrmode=published |date=2016-03-04 }} {{coord|31|47|24|N|35|13|52|E|region:PS|display=title}} [[Category:Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem]] [[Category:History of Palestine]] {{multistub|Asia|history|geo}}