Jewish student center to expand

The Chabad Jewish Center at Kansas University will almost quadruple in size after purchasing of a duplex this summer, according to chabad.org.According to Chabad’s news service: _With the help of a matching grant from the Rohr Family Foundation and a lot of fundraising, the Tiechtels were able to buy the facility outright. A $300,000 construction project will provide the renamed Rohr Chabad Jewish Student Center with a multipurpose room for 120 guests, as well as a computer lounge for students wishing to study, schmooze and hang out._The expanded center will also have two extra rooms for traveling scholars, students and parents to stay in. The current center is located in one side of a duplex. The other side has been purchased and will be used for the expansion.Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel and his wife Nechama Dina co-direct the three-year-old center, located at 1203 W. 19th St.