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Kiever Synagogue, Modern Orthodox synagogue in Kensington Market, Toronto, Canada.

Kiever Synagogue is a red-brick Byzantine Revival synagogue at 25 Bellevue Avenue, at the corner of Denison Square in Kensington Market, Toronto. Its symmetrical facade is flanked by two square towers, each capped by a ribbed dome with a Star of David finial, and a large round-arched window with vertical mullions sits above the gated entrance. Benjamin Swartz designed the building, completed in 1927 with seating for 400.

The congregation was founded in 1912 by immigrants from the Kiev Governorate, incorporated in 1914 as the First Russian Congregation of Rodfei Sholem Anshei Kiev, and held services in members' homes. A house at 25 Bellevue Avenue was bought in 1917 and a second in 1921; the twin-domed synagogue by architect Benjamin Swartz, seating 400, was built on the site from 1924 to 1927. Ontario designated it a heritage site in 1979, and restoration was completed by 1982.

The name Rodfei Sholem Anshei Kiev means "pursuers of peace, people of Kiev", and the congregation began in 1912 as a landsmanshaft of immigrants from the Kiev Governorate. Members still pray in the sanctuary arranged for Orthodox practice: pews around a central bimah, men on the main floor, women in the gallery. Look for the zodiac and biblical animal paintings added to the gallery in 1934–35 and the murals of Jerusalem and Rachel's Tomb in the basement social hall.

The building sits near Kensington Market, a busy neighborhood with good foot access and public transit connections. Visitors should know that dress codes apply in prayer areas and hours vary according to religious observances.

Rabbi Solomon Langner led the congregation from 1929 to 1973 entirely without salary, relying solely on member donations. His decades of unpaid devotion proved essential to keeping the place alive through economic hardship.

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1920s
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Byzantine Revival architecture
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43.65380,-79.40300
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