The new synagogue became a real ‘poldersjoel’.
With something eastern, something Christian, something Jewish and something Groningen.
The windows in the facade and towers, the arches on and under the galleries inside: it is abundantly clear that the Groningen synagogue was built in the Moorish style.
Characteristic are the horseshoe arches in the windows and around the doors.

Kuipers’ Christian background and extensive experience in church construction also had a great influence on the design of the building.
The classic church form is easy to see: a short and a long barrel vault that together form a cross, a transept, an apse, a nave and two side aisles.
The many stained glass finishes it off.

The rest of the building received a total make over in 1981 by Amsterdam industrial designer Piet Cohen (b. 1935).
He designed a completely new interior, including Holy Arke, seating, bima, amoed and lighting.
The modern, geometric design deliberately forms a strong contrast to the oriental, rounded style of the rest of the building.

Since its restoration, the Groningen synagogue is again in full use.
The religious part by the Jewish Congregation as shul.
The public part by the Stichting Folkingestraat Synagoge, now Synagoge Groningen, as space for a permanent exhibition on Judaism and Jewish Groningen, temporary exhibitions, tours, concerts, education and lectures.