In 1764, the Jews acquired this building in Mauerstraße to build a synagogue.
From the middle of the 19th century until the Jewish community was wiped out by the Nazi terror, religious instruction and schooling took place here. The upper floor also served as an apartment for the Jewish teacher.
During the Kristallnacht on November 9-10, 1938, the interior of the synagogue was destroyed and burned together with the Torah scrolls in front of the building.
The synagogue itself was not set on fire only because of the danger of setting fire to the neighboring houses.
Today, nothing remains of the former synagogue. It was sold after the Progromnacht and served as a locksmith's shop for decades. The smithy fire has scarred and blackened the walls inside, the former arched windows have been bricked up and only the shadows in the plaster hint at its former existence.
In 2019, the Bad Laasphe Christian-Jewish Cooperation Association bought the old building. There is still a long way to go, but the synagogue is set to become a cultural center of togetherness and a place of learning from the past.