Synagogue

The synagogue at Peterstraße 6 in Oldenburg was built in 1854. It was directly connected with the Jewish elementary school (elementary school) and associated teachers' apartments. The official dedication of the synagogue took place on August 24, 1855. State Rabbi Bernhard Wechsler (born 1807-1874) delivered a very impressive sermon. Grand Duke Nikolaus Friedrich Peter (b. 1827-1900) and Grand Duchess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (b. 1826-1896) were present.

The Conservative synagogue on Rykestraße is the only remaining Jewish place of worship in the eastern part of the city. It was finally inaugurated in 1904 after a ten-month construction period and served as a meeting place and place of prayer primarily for Jews who had moved to Eastern Europe. Attached to it were several Jewish school institutions. The synagogue, located in the backyard, continued to function as such until 1940, when it was misused by the National Socialists as a storage facility, among other things.