Westend-Synagoge, Art Nouveau synagogue in Westend, Frankfurt, Germany

The Westend-Synagoge is a house of worship with a prominent dome and shell limestone facade displaying Egyptian-Assyrian architectural elements. The interior houses an Almemar platform for the prayer leader and a Torah ark with traditional Jewish furnishings.

Built from 1908 on plans by Franz Roeckle, the synagogue was consecrated on 28 September 1910 as Frankfurt's fourth large synagogue and the first outside the old city walls. On 10 November 1938 SA men set fire to the interior, but the fire brigade extinguished the blaze, leaving the building standing though unusable. After bomb damage in March 1944, it was re-consecrated in 1950 and faithfully restored between 1989 and 1994.

The name comes from the Westend district, where liberal Jews settled from about 1860 after leaving the Judengasse. Unlike Orthodox synagogues, the interior was open to men and women alike, though seating was split: men on the right, women on the left. The liberal rabbi Georg Salzberger was imprisoned in Dachau after the 1938 fire and emigrated to England in 1939.

Access is from Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße in the Westend district, where the building stands with adjacent offices and residential spaces. Visitors should check ahead since regular services and study groups meet throughout the week.

The building was designed by Franz Roeckle, who later joined the Nazi Party. During the November 1938 pogrom, SA men broke in against the resistance of the Christian caretaker and set fire to the interior; the fire brigade extinguished the blaze instead of merely containing it, which is why this synagogue survived as the only one in Frankfurt.