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News | 17-01-08 First Secretary of Israeli Embassy visits St. Catherine the Great Martyr Church

On Thursday, January 17, 2008, Mr. Ofer Ginboim, the First Secretary and Head of the Security Department of the Embassy of Israel in Russia visited St. Catherine the Great Martyr Church where he met with parish Dean, Archimandrite Zacchaeus and parish warden, Sergei Alikov to discuss issues concerning the security of the neighboring Embassy.

Over the nearly six years since Archimandrite Zacchaeus has been serving at St. Catherine Church, the parish and its neighbors have had a very fruitful working relationship which allowed safety measures for the Israeli Embassy to be put into place and also ensure the security of church, which is the Dean’s first concern.

During the course of the meeting, Mr. Grinboim, together with Father Zacchaeus and Mr. Alikov discussed various security measures that can be put into place in the future that would further the feeling of safety on the part of the parishioners and Embassy staff and employees.



News | 17-01-08 First Secretary of Israeli Embassy visits St. Catherine the Great Martyr Church
News | 17-01-08 First Secretary of Israeli Embassy visits St. Catherine the Great Martyr Church
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