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196:. Restoration of the synagogue began in May 2009. In August 2010, renovations were nearing completion, with finishing touches being made to the interior of the building. Haaretz reported that "synagogue restored to glory" and "has been renovated beautifully". The synagogue reopened, but was slightly damaged in the
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were situated in Wadi Abu Jamil, leading to
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delayed those plans. However, renovation has started, as other construction projects around the area are being executed. As of
October 2010, the Renovations were nearing completion. Haaretz reported that "synagogue restored to glory" and "has been renovated beautifully". The synagogue reopened, but
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By the spring of 2008, the Jewish expatriates expressed their desire to renovate the synagogue. They wished to proceed once stability within
Lebanon improved. Long afterwards, the expatriates stated that the synagogue, along with the Jewish cemetery in Sodeco, would be renovated from October 2008.
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In the 1950s and 1960s there were sixteen synagogues in Beirut and they were all full, according to a
Lebanese expatriate who moved from Beirut to Paris in 2003. Jews were entitled to the same rights as other minorities and the number of Jews was increasing even after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, by
228:, on land donated by Isaac Mann. It was designed by the architect Bindo Manham and construction was overseen by Ezra Benjamin and Joseph Balayla." The head of the Jewish community, Josef Farhi, helped in raising additional funds to complete the interior. The synagogue was also used for
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Fundings had already been received by the 65-year-old leader of the minute Jewish community, Isaac Arazi. Arazi estimated that the synagogue would require up to $ 1 million for renovation. He managed to raise up to $ 40,000 for the project, promising more to come.
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