Designed in the Baroque Revival style and completed in 1885, the former synagogue was desecrated by Nazis during World War II and has been used as a Jewish museum and cultural center since 1987.

It was used by the Nazis as a fire station, the interior was gutted and all furnishings were destroyed.

In 1987 the building was restored with a plain, modern interior and now serves as a cultural center, theater, and museum.

[3] Called the Borderland Foundation (Fundacja Pogranicze), the foundation and its cultural center are dedicated to the cultures of the region: Polish, Lithuanian, Belarusian, Jewish, Ukrainian and Russian.

Located adjacent to the former synagogue, the nineteenth century yeshiva building also survives, and is also used by the Borderland Foundation.