nazis destroyed the interior and furnishings, including the bimah and aron kodesh. after the war, the building was used by a sculpture and conservation atelier and then by a theatre company as workshop space and for the storage of props. until recently it was an exhibition space. a fire in 1981 damaged the interior. a renovation was begun in 1983 and in 1989, with the fall of communism in poland, the building was returned to the jewish community. it is now a practicing orthodox synagogue once again.