Prayer room (singing)

The Jewish inhabitants of Singen initially belonged to the synagogue community of Constance. In the course of the 1920s, their number increased to such an extent that a congregation foundation and the construction of a synagogue were seriously considered. In order not to always have to travel the long distances to the synagogues in Gailingen and Constance, they first set up a prayer hall. Salo Schärf, owner of the furniture store "Roll and Co.", made the rooms above his store in the Poststraße 19 and 21 (today's Freiheitstrasse) available for this purpose. This prayer room was sufficient for about 30 people. The small Jewish community also celebrated the High Holidays in it. After a prayer hall was available, a synagogue building fund was set up in 1931, with which the funds for the construction of a synagogue in Singen were to be saved. The Nazi era destroyed the plans of a Jewish community emerging here.