The synagogue always was and is the center of the religious life of the Community; it played an outstandingly important role in the Jewish cultural life, being a place of learning the History of Judaism.

During the Holy Days, the members of the Community filled the synagogues,
praying and singing together with the cantor the lovely melodies.

The women were sitting at the balcony. They wore scarves and listened to the prayers.

The Brit- Mila and Bar-Mitzva festivities, the engagement and wedding functions, all happy and sad events in the life of the Community took place in the synagogues.
I found also documents regarding the synagogues of the Focsani Community.
I collected the data preserved in the memory of older and less old people.

The following are the results of my research work:

In 1698 the existence of a synagogue is mentioned, functioning over the years in Moldavian Focsani;

In 1800 the Community had another synagogue at Cotesti-St;

In 1854 a new synagogue is built, which was destroyed in the earthquake on 08.19.1894.
In its place the Coral Temple was built in 1896.
The Coral Temple was a very important accomplishment; it was built in a modern style, richly ornamented, with objects of worship and beaming chandeliers.

In that period, until 1890, the rabbi of the Community was Rabbi Moshe Halevi Goldring.

In 1896 the Focsani Community had six synagogues. In addition there were also a number of prayer houses.
In 1899 there were almost 6.000 Jews, constituting 25% of the total population of the town (Source: “The Book of the Communities”, Page 203, Dr.T.Lavi-Levenstein, Yad Va Shem, Jerusalem).

Next to the Big Synagogue there were other two synagogues (prayer houses), the poultry slaughter house and the bakery. This large courtyard, housing the three places of worship, was the center point of the Jewish life in ancient Focsani.

Other synagogues of the town: The Small Temple, the Cabman’s Temple, the Dressmakers’ Temple, the Ahai va Reai ( My Brothers and Friends) Synagogue.

The only synagogue standing after 1940, at 4, Ojtus-St, is the Guilders Synagogue; it continues to function at present too, serving the local Community.
The fact that every guild had its own synagogue shows that its members preferred their own society.

In 1924 there were another few synagogues:
The Old Synagogue : the Beyt-Ya’akow-Synagogue.

The synagogue at Gr.Balcescu-St was destroyed in a fire and after being re-built, it became the New Synagogue.