The synagogue indicates the presence of an important Jewish community (mentioned in the archives from 1398) throughout the centuries: 68 families in 1784, 513 persons in 1838 (15% of the population), 2 families today. The present synagogue building, erected between 1860 and 1863 in the Neo-Roman style (restored in 2002) is based on the medieval layout and is built on the site of 3 previous synagogues (it is the one and only synagogue in Alsace that can still be found on its original 14th century site). Deconsecrated in 1992 (because not sufficiently attended), the synagogue became a cultural center in 2002.