All Nations Jerusalem

The Romanian Connection After the Russian Orthodox Church, the Romanian Orthodox Church is the largest Orthodox Church in the world, with more than 20 million believers and a deep mystical…

19th Century Jewish Awakening

Jewish Awakening in the 19th Century At the beginning of the 19th century, Jerusalem was neglected and poor, with a population of 10,000 residents, of whom 2,000 were Jews. By…

The Mandate Rule In 1917, the British captured Jerusalem, marking the beginning of a new era. Jerusalem under the Mandate became a rapidly growing city, transforming from an underdeveloped provincial…

Mandate Sacred Architecture

Continuation of the Concept of Jerusalem as a Microcosm Following the idyllic period of the early British Mandate, troubles emerged. Unrest began as early as the 1921 riots, though these…

Spiritual Archeology

What Were the Archaeologists Looking For? On November 28th, 1947, the day before the UN Partition Plan resolution—which essentially guaranteed the establishment of the Jewish state and led to the…

Barluzzi and the Pilgrimage Churches The Italian architect Antonio Barluzzi (1884–1960) is considered an architectural genius who designed many of the pilgrimage churches in Israel. He served as the architect…