The congregation was established in 1875 as the Association Aeschel Awrachom, also known as German: Am Volker.

[1] The synagogue was designed and constructed by the architect Ignaz Reiser and dedicated on 28 September 1913.

The building was financed by Adolf Schramek (1845–1915) [2][3] who signed the contract with the builder in 1910.

Originally from Leipnik, Moravia, Schramek became one of Vienna's most successful coal merchants.

The Pazmaniten synagogue was, therefore, not built by the Kultusgemeinde but by a temple club (Verein) Am Volkert, or Aeschel Awrachom (Tent of Abraham) of which Schramek was the president.