The former Jewish community of Makó was one of the oldest and most significant communities in the Pannonian Plain. Today, only the Orthodox synagogue remains, built around 1895 in a Romantic style.

The exterior dimensions are 9.30 × 20 meters. On the facade, there are two annexes: the staircase leading to the balcony and the entrance from the courtyard. In front of it, there is an entrance with a roof. In the inner courtyard, there is a memorial park with plaques commemorating the martyrs.

Inside, on a brick platform, stands the bimah, the table for reading the Torah, surrounded by a wrought-iron grille. The Torah platform was built on the eastern wall of the synagogue. On its walls there are painted lions of Judah, holding the tablets of Moses in their paws. On the ceiling, golden stars were painted, symbolizing the sky. The interior was later expanded with two balconies. 

The building forms a tight unit with the adjacent construction, which included, among other things, the winter prayer hall. The unit is notable for the double balcony for women and the ritual bath (mikve), which still awaits restoration. The newly consecrated synagogue is an important pilgrimage site for the Orthodox Jews of Makó who emigrated, where, annually, on the anniversary of the death of the revered Rabbi Vorhand Mózes, a religious ceremony is held.

In the 1990s, the building reached a deteriorated, almost dangerous state. In 1999, a decision was made to restore it. The restored synagogue building was reopened on March 10, 2002.