Shearith Israel Cemetery (First Cemetery)
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Shearith Israel Cemetery (First Cemetery) is the oldest Jewish burial ground in New York City, established in the 17th century by Congregation Shearith Israel, the first Jewish congregation in North America.
All labels observed (1)
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| Shearith Israel Cemetery (First Cemetery) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15867266 — 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: Shearith Israel Cemetery (First Cemetery) Context triple: [New York City Jewish cemeteries, hasPart, Shearith Israel Cemetery (First Cemetery)]
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Emanu-El Cemetery
Emanu-El Cemetery is a Jewish burial ground in Dallas, Texas, known among other things as the resting place of Abraham Zapruder, who filmed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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B.
Beth Olam Cemetery
Beth Olam Cemetery is a historic Jewish burial ground in Brooklyn, New York, known for being the final resting place of several prominent American Jewish figures.
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C.
Maimonides Cemetery
Maimonides Cemetery is a Jewish burial ground in New York City named after the medieval Jewish philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides.
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D.
Old Jewish Cemetery
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is one of the oldest and most significant Jewish burial grounds in Europe, known for its densely packed, centuries-old tombstones and historical importance.
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E.
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery is a large Jewish burial ground in Flushing, Queens, New York City, known as the final resting place of many notable figures in entertainment, politics, and religious life.
- 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: Shearith Israel Cemetery (First Cemetery) Target entity description: Shearith Israel Cemetery (First Cemetery) is the oldest Jewish burial ground in New York City, established in the 17th century by Congregation Shearith Israel, the first Jewish congregation in North America.
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A.
Emanu-El Cemetery
Emanu-El Cemetery is a Jewish burial ground in Dallas, Texas, known among other things as the resting place of Abraham Zapruder, who filmed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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B.
Beth Olam Cemetery
Beth Olam Cemetery is a historic Jewish burial ground in Brooklyn, New York, known for being the final resting place of several prominent American Jewish figures.
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C.
Maimonides Cemetery
Maimonides Cemetery is a Jewish burial ground in New York City named after the medieval Jewish philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides.
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D.
Old Jewish Cemetery
The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague is one of the oldest and most significant Jewish burial grounds in Europe, known for its densely packed, centuries-old tombstones and historical importance.
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E.
Mount Hebron Cemetery
Mount Hebron Cemetery is a large Jewish burial ground in Flushing, Queens, New York City, known as the final resting place of many notable figures in entertainment, politics, and religious life.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.