The Neoclassical building on the Wagenstraat opened in 1844, serving the Ashkenazi Jews of the city.

[1] Around 80% of the city's Jews were killed in the Holocaust, while the synagogues were plundered.

[2] In 1976 the Jewish community sold the building to the city on condition that it never be converted into a church.

[1] The city's Turkish Muslim community began using it without permission during Ramadan 1979 due to safety concerns over their previous mosque.

[4] The Jewish community moved into a converted former Protestant church, which has since been mostly repurposed as apartments.