The Jewish community of Lackenbach was established in 1582. Jews were first mentioned in Achenbach in 1527. They might have come to Lackenbach from Ödenburg (today Sopron) or Pressburg (today Bratislava ) and were protected by Freiherr von Weisspriach. The expulsion of 1669/71, issued by Emperor Leopold, affected the Jews of Lackenbach as well, but Fürst Esterházy managed to resettle them in Lackenbach. The Jewish community of Lackenbach was one of the “Seven Communities” of Burgenland. The Kultusgemeinde (Jewish community organization) of Lackenbach included Lackenbach, Frauenhaid, Horitschon, Neutal, Stoob, Oberpullendorf, Lutzmannsburg, Nikitsch and Neudorf.
In 1857 there were 1155 Jews in Lackenbach, in 1920 their number fell to 395, and in 1934 to 347 persons. The community maintained several communal institutions, a synagogue that was established in1582, a mikvah (Jewish ritual bath), and a cemetery that was built in 1582.
There were also Jewish cultural and welfare organizations: a Chevra Kaddisha, Zedokoh, Tomche Evyonim, Holzverteilungs-verein, and a Talmud-Torah.
After the annexation of Austria in 1938 the Jews of Lackenbach were loaded during one night on open trucks. They were thoroughly searched and after finding some jewellery, they all had to leave their hand luggage behind. They were brought to Vienna with nothing but their clothes. From Vienna they tried to emigrate.