Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
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Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a large historic Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including comedian Jackie Mason.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12770050 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States Context triple: [Jackie Mason, burialPlace, Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States]
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Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
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Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable Americans.
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All Faiths Cemetery, Queens, New York
All Faiths Cemetery in Queens, New York is a large historic burial ground best known as the resting place of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, mother of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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E.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including baseball star Gil Hodges.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States Target entity description: Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a large historic Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including comedian Jackie Mason.
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A.
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Cypress Hills Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic burial ground known for interring notable figures such as civil rights leader A. Philip Randolph.
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B.
Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic 19th-century rural cemetery and National Historic Landmark known for its picturesque landscape and as the resting place of many notable Americans.
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C.
All Faiths Cemetery, Queens, New York
All Faiths Cemetery in Queens, New York is a large historic burial ground best known as the resting place of Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, mother of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
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D.
Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, New York City
Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, New York City, is a historic, park-like burial ground renowned for its elaborate mausoleums, notable architecture, and many prominent American figures interred there.
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E.
Holy Cross Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States
Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a historic Roman Catholic burial ground known as the final resting place of numerous notable figures, including baseball star Gil Hodges.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish cemetery
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burial ground ⓘ historic cemetery ⓘ |
| borough | Brooklyn ⓘ |
| burialCustoms | Jewish funerary traditions ⓘ |
| cemeteryType | urban cemetery ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | Jewish ⓘ |
| established | 19th century ⓘ |
| foundedAs | non-sectarian cemetery ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
important site in New York Jewish history
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reflects immigration history of New York Jews ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Hebrew and Yiddish inscriptions
ⓘ
society gates and monuments ⓘ traditional Jewish headstones ⓘ |
| hasGraveType |
family plots
ⓘ
individual graves ⓘ society plots ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSymbol |
Hebrew script on monuments
ⓘ
Star of David on many headstones ⓘ |
| hasSection | multiple sections divided by streets ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic Jewish burial ground ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Jewish cemeteries in New York City
ⓘ
cemeteries in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Yiddish cultural figures interred there
ⓘ
burials of Eastern European Jewish immigrants ⓘ large number of Jewish burials ⓘ notable rabbis and community leaders ⓘ |
| laterBecame | primarily Jewish cemetery ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Borough Park, Brooklyn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Brooklyn
NERFINISHED
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| notableBurial |
Abraham Goldfaden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alexander Harkavy NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Bashevis Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ Jackie Mason NERFINISHED ⓘ Louis Brandeis (relative burials, not the justice himself) NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Rosenfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Schinasi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active cemetery ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Judaism ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Jewish community of Brooklyn
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Orthodox Jewish community ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| usedFor | Jewish burials ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Washington Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States Description of subject: Washington Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York, is a large historic Jewish burial ground known for being the final resting place of many notable figures, including comedian Jackie Mason.
Referenced by (1)
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