Neue Synagoge Bochum, Modern synagogue in Bochum, Germany

Neue Synagoge Bochum is a contemporary building with a cubic form and exterior walls decorated with flat relief patterns of Stars of David and natural stone elements. The structure houses spaces for worship, education, and community activities.

The building was completed in 2007 and represents the first Jewish house of worship in Bochum since the previous synagogue was destroyed in 1938. It marks the re-establishment of a religious institution after decades of absence.

The building serves as the spiritual center of the Jewish community in the region today. Religious services, classes, and community events happen regularly here, shaping the cultural life of its members.

The synagogue stands on Erich-Mendel-Platz, next to the Bochum Planetarium's hemisphere on its modelled hill; the entrance, foyer, assembly room and café are in the low annexes around the cube. The site is enclosed by concrete walls on a sharply edged plateau. Visits are arranged in advance with the community office, which also runs language courses and social programmes for members.

During construction, workers uncovered the foundations of the Schützenhof assembly hall, the city's largest meeting venue from 1865 to 1943. In 1889 an antisemitic congress founded the "Deutsch-Soziale Partei" there, and on 9 November 1938 NSDAP members gathered in the hall before setting the old synagogue on fire.