The congregation made a change to Neolog in 1831; and, since 2010, have followed the Orthodox Chabad movement, worshipping in the Ari rite.

The building's original copper roof was requisitioned by the government and melted for munitions production during World War I.

The community shrank throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as members moved into the flourishing city of Pest.

[2] Used for a long time as a TV studio, it was reinaugurated as a synagogue on September 5, 2010, Yona Metzger, chief rabbi of Israel and Zsolt Semjén, Hungarian vice-prime minister, being present.

[2] Inside, the bimah boasted four impressive corner columns in the form of the then popular Egyptian Revival obelisks.

The Torah ark was flanked by classical columns, and topped by Tablets of the Law, surmounted by a crown and surrounded by a painted burst of clouds.

Fourteen chandeliers hung from the ceiling, causing some congregants to complain about the extravagance of the synagogue's directors.