Historic Moment for the Jerusalem Way in its Founding Region New Signage and New Pilgrim Passports for the Founding Region – for the first time with a new map and 20 countries On May 29, 2026, the new signage and new pilgrim passports with the updated map of the...

The Jerusalem Way is an intercultural and interreligious peace and pilgrimage route connecting Europe with Jerusalem. It stands for dialogue, mutual respect, and peaceful coexistence across national, cultural, and religious boundaries. In the Passau area, two historically developed Jerusalem Way routes (Cologne-Donauwörth-Passau; Waldsassen-Passau) converge and continue from there along the Upper Austrian Danube valley. The project’s goal is to bring together key stakeholders from tourism, administration, and civil society on both sides of the border in a structured encounter format to deepen cooperation for the cross-border development and professionalization of the Jerusalem Way.

Dear friends of the Jerusalem Way The current events in Israel and Palestine shake us to the core!! The images of dead children and traumatized parents and relatives on both sides are painful. Our hearts go out to all those who have lost loved ones, who are frozen in...

Personalities from politics, religion, sports & society support the peace project founded by the "Jerusalem Way Team"! In 2010, the two Upper Austrian police officers Johannes Aschauer and Otto Klär, along with former downhill world champion David Zwilling, went on a...

Jerusalem pilgrims present the JERUSALEM WAY peace project to the European Parliament Presidency and the Austrian Ambassador in Brussels (March 31, 2013). Book presentation to Barbara Stöckl at ORF Regional Studio Klagenfurt (February 20, 2013). Initiation of the...

Bogotá: Around 2,000 participants from various countries around the world came to the congress. During this event, we were able to spread the core messages of the international peace project JERUSALEM WAY to all participants and encountered tremendous enthusiasm!...

On Friday, October 5, 2012, the film presentation was shown on three large screens as part of a benefit event for "Club Innenministerium" - "Volkshilfe" - "Dompfarre Sankt Stephan". About 2,000 visitors came to the fully packed cathedral - an unforgettable and unique...

David Zwilling, Otto Klär, and Johannes Aschauer presented the book written by Johannes Aschauer, "On the Jerusalem Way: From the Heart of Europe on Foot to Jerusalem", to Pope Benedict XVI in the presence of Cardinal Schönborn during the Papal General Audience in...

On Thursday, October 27, 2011, at 11:00 AM, the presentation of the book "On the Jerusalem Way - From the Heart of Europe on Foot to Jerusalem" and a screening of a 5-minute film clip from our pilgrimage took place at the Press Club 4, Stephansplatz, Vienna.

Over 500 people came to Arbing in Upper Austria on November 24, 2011, so as not to miss the premiere of our film presentation.. 🙂 GRATEFUL! Just over a year ago, the Jerusalem Way was founded here in 4341 Arbing on June 24, 2010. And so everything does indeed begin...