Architect Anghel Păunescu thus replaced the proposed dome with a semi-cylindrical vault intended to express the same "seduction of the curved space".

[1][5] Journalists Florin Anghel and Cristian Andrei Leonte blamed local officials and popular opinion for allowing the building to "crumble to the point of collapse",[5] noting that synagogues in other cities were "splendidly renovated and converted into cultural centres or exhibition halls."

Aurel Vainer, president of the Federation of the Jewish Communities in Romania, blamed lack of interest for the deterioration of the synagogue.

[6] In November 2014, a team of architects from Bucharest were hired to inspect the building, assess the necessary repairs and estimate costs.

[7] In 2019, there was an outcry from the local Jewish community and in Israel after an unauthorized lingerie photo shoot was held in the synagogue and pictures were posted online.