 The synagogue features a partition () dividing the men's and women's seating areas, or a separate women's section located on a balcony.The German-Jewish Reform movement, which arose in the early 19th century, made many changes to the traditional look of the synagogue, keeping with its desire to simultaneously stay Jewish yet be accepted by the surrounding culture.The first Reform synagogue, which opened in Hamburg in 1811, introduced changes that made the synagogue look more like a church.