Initially (16th century) there may have been a prayer hall. In 1673 a first synagogue was built ("school", later called "old synagogue").

In the beginning there was probably a prayer room in one of the Jewish houses. In 1739, the Jewish community of Beuern applied to the district government of Giessen for the construction of a synagogue. It is not known whether this application was approved or when it came to the construction of the synagogue.

Initially there was a prayer hall or a first synagogue. A (new) synagogue was built in 1844, respectively in a purchased building. The building probably also housed the religious school and the teacher's apartment. The synagogue building was a two-story half-timbered house.

Until 1938, the synagogue served as the center of Jewish life in Allendorf. Even before the November pogrom in 1938, the building was sold. Nevertheless, during the November pogrom the interior was completely destroyed. 

After the pogrom night in 1938, the Jewish community dissolved Last use: residential