Soldiers' (Wooden) Synagogue in Tomsk
Object Detail
Building Date
1907
Synagogue active dates
Reconstruction Dates
Material/Technique
Construction Material
Timber
Summary and Remarks
Suggested Reconsdivuction
History/Provenance
Condition
Present Usage
Abandoned
Present Usage Details
Historical significance: Event/Period
One of two preserved wooden synagogues in Siberia
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
The founder of the synagogues was Yaakov Tsam - the only Jewish cantonist who became an officer in the Russian Imperial Army.
Architectural Significance: Style
Wooden building with elements of provincial "Moorish style"
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Siberian wood carvings
Urban significance
Significance Rating
3 (National)
Condition of Building Fabric
C (Poor)
Bibliography
Short Name
Full Name
Volume
Page
Biography
Photograph Copyright
Center for Jewish Art
Photographer
Photograph Date
8.2015
Remarks
0 Coordinates: 56.476006, 84.957886