title: Chapter 1. Consul’s Son. From Jerusalem Childhood to Lonely Adolescence in Germany
abstract: On the occasiono fh is fifth birthdayi n1 861l ittle Suleiman wasg ifted ab lack, Cairene donkey by his father. The mountainous landscape of the Jerusalemsanjak (Ottoman administrative district) made riding on horseback or donkey an ecessity in pre-railwaydays. From thatday on, every morning before breakfast Suleiman rode on his "most loved companion" through the alleys of Jerusalem and into the country outside the city walls, following the lead of his father'sg room Hajji Bekir.Hajji Bekir,ashi