Local authorities in Tomsk, Russia, approved an Israeli architect’s design for the soon-to-be-restored historic Choral Synagogue.
Designed by Ignat Feldblum, a Technion-trained architect who completed her master’s thesis on the feasibility of an international transit terminal in Haifa, the refurbished interior will preserve the original sanctuary, which was constructed at the turn of the 20th century.
Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Levi Kaminetsky, the city’s chief rabbi, predicted last month that construction on the synagogue, one of the oldest in Siberia, could be completed in 2010.
The restored building, which is part of an approximately $2 million project supervised by the Tomsk Design Institute, will also house a Jewish Community Center, museum, library, computer lab, kosher café and a Jewish ritual bath.
The Jewish community of Tomsk is a member of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. …
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