Between 1950 and 1971 in Germany, 26 new synagogues were built. The consecration of the synagogues in Saarbrücken in 1951 marked a construction phase of new synagogues and Jewish community centres throughout Germany. The consecration of the synagogue in Karlsruhe in 1971 brought this phase of relatively few projects to a temporary halt. The buildings from this first phase were designed largely by unknown Jewish and non-Jewish architects. In this context, the questions arise of which architectural models influenced post-war synagogue construction, and whether it is possible to discern the continuation of a synagogue architectural language developed prior to 1931? The importance of this new synagogue