Kaifeng synagogue
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The Kaifeng synagogue was the historic central place of worship for the centuries-old Jewish community in Kaifeng, China, reflecting a unique blend of Jewish and Chinese cultural traditions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaifeng Synagogue | 1 |
| Kaifeng synagogue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13562034 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kaifeng synagogue Context triple: [Kaifeng Jews, religiousBuilding, Kaifeng synagogue]
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A.
Ahrida Synagogue
Ahrida Synagogue is one of Istanbul’s oldest and most historically significant synagogues, known for serving the city’s Sephardic Jewish community since the Ottoman era.
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B.
Giləki Synagogue
Giləki Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship located in the Mountain Jewish settlement of Krasnaya Sloboda in Azerbaijan.
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C.
Vidin Synagogue
Vidin Synagogue is a historic, now-ruined Jewish synagogue in the city of Vidin, Bulgaria, notable as one of the largest synagogues in the country and a symbol of the once-thriving local Jewish community.
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D.
Pécs Synagogue
Pécs Synagogue is a historic 19th-century Jewish house of worship in the Hungarian city of Pécs, noted for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance.
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E.
Klausen Synagogue
Klausen Synagogue is a historic Baroque synagogue in Prague’s former Jewish ghetto, now serving as part of the Jewish Museum’s exhibitions on Jewish history and traditions.
- 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: Kaifeng synagogue Target entity description: The Kaifeng synagogue was the historic central place of worship for the centuries-old Jewish community in Kaifeng, China, reflecting a unique blend of Jewish and Chinese cultural traditions.
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A.
Ahrida Synagogue
Ahrida Synagogue is one of Istanbul’s oldest and most historically significant synagogues, known for serving the city’s Sephardic Jewish community since the Ottoman era.
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B.
Giləki Synagogue
Giləki Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship located in the Mountain Jewish settlement of Krasnaya Sloboda in Azerbaijan.
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C.
Vidin Synagogue
Vidin Synagogue is a historic, now-ruined Jewish synagogue in the city of Vidin, Bulgaria, notable as one of the largest synagogues in the country and a symbol of the once-thriving local Jewish community.
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D.
Pécs Synagogue
Pécs Synagogue is a historic 19th-century Jewish house of worship in the Hungarian city of Pécs, noted for its distinctive architecture and cultural significance.
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E.
Klausen Synagogue
Klausen Synagogue is a historic Baroque synagogue in Prague’s former Jewish ghetto, now serving as part of the Jewish Museum’s exhibitions on Jewish history and traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish place of worship
ⓘ
historic religious building ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Chinese architectural style ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Kaifeng Jewish manuscripts
ⓘ
Torah scrolls of the Kaifeng Jews ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
museum exhibits on Jews in China
ⓘ
scholarly studies on Chinese Jewry ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| culturalContext | integration of Jewish community into Chinese society ⓘ |
| currentUse | archaeological and historical site ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | worship of the God of Israel ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | flooding of the Yellow River ⓘ |
| destroyedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
European travelers
ⓘ
Jesuit missionaries ⓘ |
| earliestCommunityEvidence |
Northern Song dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Song dynasty
|
| followsRite | Sephardi-influenced Jewish rite ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Torah ark
ⓘ
courtyard layout similar to Chinese temples ⓘ guest house ⓘ memorial tablets ⓘ mikveh ⓘ stone steles with Hebrew and Chinese inscriptions ⓘ study hall ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
inscriptions describing the Jewish community
ⓘ
stone steles ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important site of Chinese Jewish history ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blend of Jewish and Chinese cultural traditions
ⓘ
unique Chinese Jewish liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Chinese
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Henan
ⓘ
linked to:
Henan Province
Kaifeng ⓘ North China ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerCapitalOf |
Northern Song dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Song dynasty
|
| locatedOn | south bank of the Yellow River ⓘ |
| near | former imperial capital city walls of Kaifeng ⓘ |
| noLongerStanding | true ⓘ |
| rebuiltInPeriod |
Ming dynasty
ⓘ
Qing dynasty ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| ritualObjectsUsed |
Torah scrolls
ⓘ
menorah-like lamps ⓘ |
| servesEthnicGroup |
Kaifeng Jews
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
|
| significance |
evidence of long-term Jewish presence in China
ⓘ
symbol of Sino-Judaic cultural exchange ⓘ |
| significantFor |
Kaifeng Jewish community
ⓘ
linked to:
Chinese Jews of Kaifeng
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kaifeng synagogue Description of subject: The Kaifeng synagogue was the historic central place of worship for the centuries-old Jewish community in Kaifeng, China, reflecting a unique blend of Jewish and Chinese cultural traditions.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Chinese Jews
linked to: Kaifeng synagogue