Old Synagogue (Dortmund)

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Old Synagogue
German: Alte Synagoge
Postcard of the former synagogue, c. 1925
Religion
Affiliation	Judaism (former)
Ecclesiastical or organisational status	Synagogue (1900–1933)
Status	Destroyed
Location
Location	Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia
Country	Germany
Location of the destroyed synagogue in North Rhine-Westphalia
Geographic coordinates	51°30′39″N 7°27′42″E / 51.5108°N 7.4617°E / 51.5108; 7.4617
Architecture
Completed	1900
Demolished	December 1938; (following Kristallnacht)
Capacity	1,300 seats

The Old Synagogue (German: Alte Synagoge) was a former Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Dortmund, in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Completed in 1900, the synagogue was abandoned in 1933 and demolished in 1938. Prior to its abandonment, the synagogue was the largest synagogue and cultural center of the Jewish community in Dortmund.