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Artist drawn to support restored East End shul

May 3, 2012 17:32
Home fixtures: The Sandys Row interior, as captured by Lucinda Rogers

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Jessica Elgot,

Jessica Elgot

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An illustration of a historic East End synagogue is set to earn £20,000 for its restoration fund.

Illustrator Lucinda Rogers - who has worked for newspapers including the Guardian and the Daily Telegraph - produced the orange, red and pink image of Sandys Row Synagogue last year.

"I wanted her to record the moment just before the synagogue went for its £500,000 restoration," Sandys Row board member Jeremy Freedman explained. "We still have much more to do, putting in disabled access and making sure the synagogue can serve our membership, which is both young people moving to the East End and older members."

Different sized versions of the image will cost up to £550, and 60 per cent of the proceeds will go to the Friends of Sandys Row. "We hope to make around £20,000, which we could do so much with," Mr Freedman said.