tes ▁established ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁con greg ation ▁of ▁J aff a . ▁Johann ▁Georg ▁K app us ▁sen . ▁( 1 8 2 6 – 1 9 0 5 ) ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁con greg ation , ▁second ed ▁and ▁later ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Johann ▁Georg ▁K app us ▁jun . ▁( 1 8 5 5 – 1 9 2 8 ). ▁ ▁Sp ons or ship ▁and ▁past ors ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁Among ▁the ▁parish ion ers ▁were ▁wealth y ▁members ▁such ▁as ▁Pl ato ▁von ▁U st in ov ▁and ▁Wilhelm ▁Friedrich ▁Fab er ▁( 1 8 6 3 – 1 9 2 3 ), ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Deutsche ▁Pal äst ina - B ank , ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁J aff a ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁when ▁the ▁bank ▁opened ▁its ▁branch ▁there . ▁U st in ov ▁offered ▁the ▁new ▁con greg ation ▁the ▁hall ▁of ▁his ▁H ôtel ▁du ▁Par c ▁in ▁J aff a ▁for ▁services . ▁ ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁ ▁granted ▁J aff a ' s ▁Evangel ical ▁con greg ation ▁financial ▁subs id ies . ▁The ▁pup ils ▁of ▁apost ate ▁families ▁had ▁been ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁the ▁Tem pler ▁school ▁since ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁The ▁German ▁government ▁generally ▁co - fin anced ▁the ▁schools ▁of ▁German ▁language ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land ▁with ▁about ▁a ▁quarter ▁of ▁their ▁annual ▁bud gets ▁since ▁ 1 8 8 0 .