Completed in the 19th century, the synagogue was the target of a terrorist attack in 1949.

[4] The building was partially destroyed, however it has not been used as a synagogue since the anti-Jewish pogroms in the 1940s.

The synagogue is located in the Jewish Quarter, on the east side of al-Mansha Street (Arabic: شارع المنشأ), a north-facing cross street of Talat al-Hijara Street (Arabic: شارع تلة الحجارة), opposite to the northern end of the large historical state of Beit Farhi Muallim.

A second wave, mostly to the United States, occurred in 1992 when the government of Hafez al-Assad allowed Jews to leave the country.

[8] There are very few Jews in the city in modern times, which has led to the closure and inactivity of the synagogue.