Synagogue

In Odenkirchen there was already a synagogue in 1817. It was located in the courtyard of today's Zur Burgmühle 24 and was owned by the Jewish community. In 1911 the synagogue was demolished and replaced by a larger new building on the same site. The new synagogue in Arabic-Moorish style was consecrated on September 1, 1911. The synagogue was accessible only through a passageway on the side of the building of the former Mühlenstraße 24.

After the prayer room (Hauptstra;e 178, acquired by Rheydter synagogue community) for the growing congregation had become too small and dilapidated, äußerte the Jewish community 1872 the desire to build a new synagogue. Since the members of the congregation came mainly from poorer backgrounds, the necessary funds for the new building could not be raised by the congregation itself. The then Board Commissioner David Falk therefore proposed a house collection in the Rhineland and Westphalia.

Last use: No information, Weststraße 41 (House Koppel)