The Old Synagogue in Bonn was built in 1878/79 on the Judengasse (until 1886, later Tempelstraße), which had been laid out from 1715.
On November 10, 1938, the synagogue and the community hall were set on fire, and the following year they were destroyed and demolished.

The property  passed from the Jewish community to the ownership of the city of Bonn in June 1939. A day care center was built on the property, which was demolished after the end of World War II. The site was used as a parking lot.

In 2007/2008, the Jewish religious community in Bielefeld planned to build a synagogue, as the previous premises had become too small for the members of the growing community after the Protestant Paul Gerhardt congregation merged with the Neustadt Mariengemeinde in 2005. After the merger, the Paul Gerhardt Church was up for sale and the Jewish community tried to acquire the building for its religious center. It was not until September 21, 2008, after conflicts between the Protestant and Jewish communities, that the dedication took place.

In the garden of the community center stands since 2007 the half-timbered synagogue of 1826 brought here from Bodenfelde, which will serve in the future of the Jewish community as a prayer house.