Online Archive of Synagogues

In the middle of the 18th century there is the first report of a synagogue in the village. Since the so-called ,old synagogue‘ had been close to collapse in 1850 because of the length of its existence, the community planned the construction of a new synagogue Since the financial resources of the few Jewish families were not sufficient, the community asked by an appeal in the "Der treue Zionswächter" of 31. May 1850, for collections to finance the new building. If also without gewünschten tower, took place approx.

On July 9, 1905, the first Jewish old people's home in Unna was inaugurated. It was located at Mühlenstraße 7. A prayer room was set up for the elderly people living there. In the post-war period, the Catholic parish of St. Katharina acquired the building from the Jewish Trust Corporation. Today it is the Boniface Catholic Home for the Aged. After a new Jewish community was established in late 1990 / early 2000, the prayer room temporarily served as the synagogue of the new Jewish community.

Last use: house chapel of the Catholic nursing home