On Sabbath Para 5520 = March 15, 1760 the synagogue in Bayreuth was consecrated. Already earlier Jews had lived in Bayreuth. Around the middle of the 13th century they had settled here and in 1515 they were forced to emigrate. Remains of the old Jewish settlement no longer exist, only one street is popularly called 'Judengasse', perhaps in memory of past times. Individual Jewesses*Jews were later allowed to move in especially if their services were needed.  

Last use: Kolpinghaus

In 1705 a first synagogue was built not far from the "Judenhof" of the Erthaler Schutzjuden (property Bachstraße 2). In 1851/52 a new building was erected on the site of this first synagogue, which, however, was soon too small due to the rapidly growing number of Jewish community members. In the 1880s, efforts were made to acquire a suitable plot of land.
   

Last use: residential

Last use: elementary school

Notes from the management of the Jewish Culture Museum Augsburg-Swabia have been incorporated into the basic information. Last use: synagogue, community center and museum

The medieval Jewish residential area was located in the city center near the market district in the area of Große Metzgergasse (today Dalbergstraße)/Stiftsplatz. A synagogue was first mentioned in 1344. It stood in the Dalbergstraße/Rathausgasse corner before and after the persecution in the plague period. It is mentioned as "Judenschule" (1363, 1383, 1385, 1397, 1437) or as "synagoga Judeorum" (1402). Until the middle of the 15th century it was used for the services of the Jewish community. For unknown reasons, it fell into disrepair and was completely destroyed in 1459.    

Last use: "Museal and symbolic place of worship" (occasional services)

Already in the second half of the 18th century a prayer hall or a synagogue was present. In 1824, the Jewish community in Hörstein had to recognize the dilapidation of their prayer house. In view of the need for a new building, 1,400 gulden had already been collected in donations at that time. Thus, the synagogue building was probably realized in the following years. A report on the inauguration and the exact date of the inauguration are not known.