Beth Sholom Synagogue
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Beth Sholom Synagogue is a renowned modernist Jewish synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated for its striking, pyramid-like glass and concrete structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beth Sholom Synagogue canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10464621 — 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: Beth Sholom Synagogue Context triple: [Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States, hasLandmark, Beth Sholom Synagogue]
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A.
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue
The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue is a historic 16th-century kabbalistic synagogue in Safed, Israel, associated with Rabbi Isaac Luria and central to Jewish mystic tradition.
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B.
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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C.
Isaac Synagogue
Isaac Synagogue is a historic 17th-century Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its baroque architecture and significance in the city's Jewish heritage.
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D.
Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue
Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Recife, Brazil, recognized as one of the earliest synagogues in the Americas and a key symbol of the region’s Jewish heritage.
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E.
Tempel Synagogue
Tempel Synagogue is a 19th-century Reform Jewish synagogue in Kraków’s historic Kazimierz district, known for its richly decorated interior and role in the city’s Jewish heritage.
- 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: Beth Sholom Synagogue Target entity description: Beth Sholom Synagogue is a renowned modernist Jewish synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated for its striking, pyramid-like glass and concrete structure.
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A.
Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue
The Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue is a historic 16th-century kabbalistic synagogue in Safed, Israel, associated with Rabbi Isaac Luria and central to Jewish mystic tradition.
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B.
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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C.
Isaac Synagogue
Isaac Synagogue is a historic 17th-century Jewish synagogue in the Kazimierz district of Kraków, Poland, known for its baroque architecture and significance in the city's Jewish heritage.
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D.
Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue
Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Recife, Brazil, recognized as one of the earliest synagogues in the Americas and a key symbol of the region’s Jewish heritage.
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E.
Tempel Synagogue
Tempel Synagogue is a 19th-century Reform Jewish synagogue in Kraków’s historic Kazimierz district, known for its richly decorated interior and role in the city’s Jewish heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
building
ⓘ
synagogue ⓘ |
| affiliation | Beth Sholom Congregation ⓘ |
| architect | Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Expressionist architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
German Expressionist architecture
Modernist architecture ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation ⓘ |
| category |
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
ⓘ
Modernist synagogues ⓘ National Historic Landmarks in Pennsylvania ⓘ Synagogues in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Rabbi Mortimer J. Cohen ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1959 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| denomination | Conservative Judaism ⓘ |
| floorCount | multi-level sanctuary space ⓘ |
| function |
community center
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapel
ⓘ
educational facilities ⓘ main sanctuary ⓘ social hall ⓘ |
| hasTour | guided architectural tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCountry | United States of America ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| lightingDesign | daylit interior through translucent glass walls ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Cheltenham Township
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania ⓘ
linked to:
Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Greater Philadelphia ⓘ
linked to:
greater Philadelphia area
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
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glass ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Beth Sholom Congregation ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
dramatic natural lighting
ⓘ
extensive use of translucent glass ⓘ pyramid-like roof ⓘ striking glass and concrete sanctuary ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roofType | steeply sloped glass roof ⓘ |
| shape | pyramid-like form ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of American modernist religious architecture
ⓘ
only synagogue designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to be built ⓘ |
| visitorAttraction | architectural tourism site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Beth Sholom Synagogue Description of subject: Beth Sholom Synagogue is a renowned modernist Jewish synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and celebrated for its striking, pyramid-like glass and concrete structure.
Referenced by (3)
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