The mayor of Jerusalem conferred in Moscow with the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church about a pilgrimage expected to bring some 2 million Russians to Israel between 1999 and 2001 to mark the 2,000th anniversary of Christianity. In addition to Patriarch Alexei II, Ehud Olmert met with his Moscow counterpart, Yuri Luzhkov, to discuss cooperation between the two capitals.
Keep Jewish Stories in Focus.
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
