International conference on the theme of “Jerusalem in Russian spiritual tradition” vas in Jerusalem on November 1st and 2nd, 2005.

 

Russian Academy of Sciences, Scientific Council on the "Role of religion in history", Imperial Orthodox Palestyne Soceity, the Pilgrimage Center in Moscow, scholars from the Russian Academy of Sciences and educational institutions in Moscow and Saint Petersburg (such as the Moscow State University), as well  representatives of foreign academic establishments and Israeli scholars from Hebrew, Haifa, Bar Ilan Universities, Tel Hai Academic College, and Beit Berl Pedagogical Institute in Kfar Saba, were participate in the conference.

The conference was reflect on the history of the Russian prasence in the Holy Land; lectures vas given on various themes of Palestine studies, art history, Biblical archaeology and religion studies. Discussions may take place after each lecture.

 

• Some lecturs of international conference "Jerusalem in Russian Spiritual tradition"
  • Speech of His Eminence Timothy, Metropolitan of Vostra, representing His Beatitude Theophilos III, Patriarch of Jerusalem
  • Speech of Professor Yehoshua Ben-Arieh. prof. of geography, pres. of the section of Israeli scholars at the conference. Greetings to the participants of the conference on behalf of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Non Russian Evidence to Russian Pilgrimage in 19-th Century Palestine. Prof. Rehav Rubin, Department of Geography, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
  • Church and Land, Church and Community and Church and Empire: the Russian and Greek Orthodox Churches in Palestine By Prof. Ruth Kark, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Itamar Katz, Cambridge University
  • Russia in the Holy Land in the eyes of German scholars in Palestine in the XIX century. Haim Goren. Prof., Academic College, Tel Hai. (Hebrew)