Mainz, known to the Jews as Magenza [de], was an important Jewish centre on the Rhine and has had impressive synagogues for many centuries.

After the Second World War, the remains and premises of Mainz synagogues accommodated only a small group of returned community members.

The financing model outlined that the city, Rhineland-Palatinate, and the Federal Republic of Germany each contribute one-third of the construction costs.

[citation needed] A Magenza foundation under the patronage of Prime Minister Kurt Beck and Lord Mayor Jens Beutel was committed to the building and sustaining this new synagogue, and a further 29 citizens and notables from Mainz and the region belong to the establishment founders.

[citation needed] The building reflects the Jewish-liturgical term Kedushah (Hebrew: קדושה, romanized: sanctification and exaltation[3]).

[4] This form is used to express the call of the community after YHWH, for listening to and receiving of eternal divine light and its wisdom.

Attendees at the inauguration included Prime Minister Beck, Mayor Beutel, Federal President[clarification needed] Christian Wulff, and Yoram Ben-Zeev, the Israeli Ambassador.