Timetable
1627 | Church records list Jewish citizens in Odenbach for the first time. |
1752 | Construction of the synagogue – decoration with mural art of the school of Eliezer Sussmann |
1808 | Jewish religious community consists of 59 citizens. |
1835 |
Reconstruction of the synagogue.
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1854 | Jewish community reaches 139 citizens. During the second half of the 19th century emigration and migration to cities result in a steady decrease of population. |
1900 | Records report 55 Jewish citizens. |
1938 |
During Kristallnacht the interior is completely devastated. The Jewish community no longer exists.
In the following years the building is used as storage. |
1987 | The former synagogue is declared as a site of historical interest. |
1988 | Purchase of building by the “Förderverein ehemalige Synagoge Odenbach e.V.” as a non-profit - association. Restoration of building and paintings. |
1995 | Renovation completed. Baroque mural art paintings conserved and site open to the public. |