Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue
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The Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue is a historic Sephardic synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City, traditionally associated with the reestablishment of Jewish learning after the Second Temple’s destruction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6528907 — 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: Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue Context triple: [Four Sephardic Synagogues, hasPart, Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue]
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A.
Yosef Caro Synagogue
The Yosef Caro Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Safed, Israel, traditionally associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the renowned 16th-century author of the Shulchan Aruch.
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B.
Ramban Synagogue
Ramban Synagogue is one of the oldest active synagogues in Jerusalem, traditionally linked to the medieval scholar Nachmanides and central to Jewish worship in the Old City.
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C.
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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D.
Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Etz Hayyim Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Chania, Crete, restored after World War II and serving as both a place of worship and a center for Jewish heritage and interfaith dialogue.
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E.
Ibn Danan Synagogue
The Ibn Danan Synagogue is a historic 17th-century Jewish synagogue in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the oldest and most important surviving synagogues in North Africa.
- 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: Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue Target entity description: The Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue is a historic Sephardic synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City, traditionally associated with the reestablishment of Jewish learning after the Second Temple’s destruction.
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A.
Yosef Caro Synagogue
The Yosef Caro Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in Safed, Israel, traditionally associated with Rabbi Yosef Karo, the renowned 16th-century author of the Shulchan Aruch.
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B.
Ramban Synagogue
Ramban Synagogue is one of the oldest active synagogues in Jerusalem, traditionally linked to the medieval scholar Nachmanides and central to Jewish worship in the Old City.
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C.
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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D.
Etz Hayyim Synagogue
Etz Hayyim Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Chania, Crete, restored after World War II and serving as both a place of worship and a center for Jewish heritage and interfaith dialogue.
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E.
Ibn Danan Synagogue
The Ibn Danan Synagogue is a historic 17th-century Jewish synagogue in Fez, Morocco, renowned as one of the oldest and most important surviving synagogues in North Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sephardic synagogue
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| architecturalType | traditional Sephardic synagogue architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rabban Yochanan ben Zakkai
NERFINISHED
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reestablishment of Jewish learning after the destruction of the Second Temple ⓘ |
| buildingUse | active synagogue ⓘ |
| city | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityQuarterType | Jewish Quarter synagogue ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important site for Sephardic Jews in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| denomination | Sephardic ⓘ |
| function |
house of study
ⓘ
place of Jewish worship ⓘ |
| heritage | Sephardic Jewish heritage ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic synagogue of the Old City ⓘ |
| historicalRole | symbol of continuity of Jewish learning after the Second Temple’s destruction ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Hebrew
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Ladino ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Israel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerusalem ⓘ Jewish Quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ Old City of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInComplex | Four Sephardic Synagogues complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yochanan ben Zakkai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oldCity | Old City of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimage | visited by Jewish pilgrims and tourists ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| rite | Sephardi rite ⓘ |
| traditionallyLinkedTo | post-Second Temple rabbinic leadership ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Torah study
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue Description of subject: The Yochanan ben Zakkai Synagogue is a historic Sephardic synagogue in Jerusalem’s Old City, traditionally associated with the reestablishment of Jewish learning after the Second Temple’s destruction.
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