[5] The exterior of this unusual, very attractive Moorish-styled synagogue features two-tone brick, used to create horizontal lines in the façade.

Stained glass windows with intricate Moorish detailing are featured on towers on either side of the entrance.

Above the pitch of the roof rests two tablets, featuring the Ten Commandments inscribed in Hebrew.

[3] In 2019, the synagogue along with the Jewish community headquarters was temporarily closed due to threats from right-wing groups.

The decision coincided with a rise in antisemitic rhetoric related to public debate about honoring Lithuanian collaborators.