Last use: residential

In 1805 Jacob Elkan established a synagogue (prayer hall) in his private house. Until his death, the services of the Jewish families in Weimar were held in this private synagogue. Above the decorated entrance door of the building are the intertwined initials "J.E." for Jacob Elkan.

Private synagogue, which is said to have been established in the garden house of the factory owner Louis Oppe' and used mainly by the wealthy Jewish citizens. Contradictory statements in the literature on the existence of the prayer room: has existed (Arlt, Ehlers and others, 1992) and not proven beyond doubt (Puvogel, 1999) 

Already in the 15th century there was possibly a synagogue, which is said to have been destroyed by Schwarzburg soldiers in 1492. But this indication has been doubted several times.   
Whether there was a prayer room in the 16th century is not known.