These are pictures from inside the synagogue. This is from the 15th century. You see the alter in the front between the two pillars is kept the Torah, (first 5 books of the old testiment). The iron cage in the center is the place from where the reader reads. Directly behind the cage are the pews for the worshipers.
In looking at this picture I hope that you can get a sense of how small by comparing the room size to the people in the picture.




Sitting in these pews you can't help but wonder at the prayers that were offered up and were they any different in theme and desire from what we would hear someone pray today. Our commonality so out weights our differences!