Synagoge, Religious building in Detmold, Germany.

The Detmold Synagogue stood on Lortzingstrasse, near the castle and court theatre, on a plot bought from the Fürstliche Rentkammer for 10,250 marks. Designed by Detmold architect Louis Blecher, it was consecrated on 17 May 1907 in the presence of Prince Leopold IV and Princess Bertha. Four portal columns from the building survive; replicas now stand in the courtyard of the timber-framed synagogue.

The oldest surviving synagogue building in Detmold, at Bruchmauerstr. 27, served the community from 1633 to 1742. A half-timbered synagogue on Exterstrasse was used from 1742 until 1905, when it was sold for 19,000 Mark. The new synagogue, designed by architect Louis Blecher on land bought from the Fürstliche Rentkammer for 10,250 Mark, was inaugurated on 17 May 1907 in the presence of Prince Leopold IV. It was set on fire during the Reichspogromnacht of 9–10 November 1938; its remains were cleared in April 1939.

The community head Alex Meyer, speaking at the 19 May 1907 banquet two days after the consecration, expressed the wish that no day might come when envy and hostility replace peace. As early as March 1920 and October 1923, synagogue doors were blocked with stones and swastika notes attached to the building.

The synagogue stood on Lortzingstrasse, near Detmold Palace and the court theatre; the plot was bought from the Fürstliche Rentkammer for 10,250 marks. The building was demolished in April 1939 by contractor Hermann Oberjasper, who kept the iron girders and portal columns. Four surviving portal columns were later set into a memorial in the courtyard of the timber-framed synagogue at Bruchmauerstrasse 27, since replaced by replicas.

During the violent events of November 1938, the building was set on fire and destroyed beyond recovery. What remained of it was completely removed in the following months.