Touro Synagogue
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Touro Synagogue is the oldest standing synagogue in the United States and a historic symbol of early American religious freedom, located in Newport, Rhode Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Touro Synagogue canonical | 4 |
| Touro Synagogue National Historic Site | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2124121 — 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: Touro Synagogue Context triple: [Newport, Rhode Island, hasLandmark, Touro 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.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Sofia Synagogue
Sofia Synagogue is a historic and architecturally significant Jewish house of worship in Bulgaria’s capital, known as one of the largest synagogues in Europe.
- 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: Touro Synagogue Target entity description: Touro Synagogue is the oldest standing synagogue in the United States and a historic symbol of early American religious freedom, located in Newport, Rhode Island.
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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.
Hurva Synagogue
The Hurva Synagogue is a historic and once-ruined, now reconstructed, 19th-century Ashkenazi synagogue in Jerusalem that has become a prominent religious and architectural landmark.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Sofia Synagogue
Sofia Synagogue is a historic and architecturally significant Jewish house of worship in Bulgaria’s capital, known as one of the largest synagogues in Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Historic Landmark
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National Historic Site ⓘ historic site ⓘ synagogue ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
National Park Service
ⓘ
surface form:
National Park Service (in partnership)
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| architect | Peter Harrison ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Georgian architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Newport, Rhode Island
ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Rhode Island ⓘ Synagogues in Rhode Island ⓘ |
| city | Newport ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1759 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | Congregation Jeshuat Israel ⓘ |
| denomination |
Sephardi Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Sephardic Judaism
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| foundedBy | Sephardic Jewish community of Newport ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Park Service
ⓘ
Touro Synagogue Foundation ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
historic museum
ⓘ
place of worship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Landmark of the United States
U.S. National Historic Site ⓘ
surface form:
National Historic Site of the United States
National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
|
| isOldest | oldest standing synagogue building in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New England
ⓘ
Newport ⓘ Newport County ⓘ
surface form:
Newport County, Rhode Island
North America ⓘ Rhode Island ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Touro Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Isaac Touro ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with George Washington’s 1790 letter to the Hebrew Congregation at Newport
ⓘ
oldest surviving synagogue building in the United States ⓘ symbol of early American religious freedom ⓘ |
| NRHPReferenceNumber | 66000015 ⓘ |
| NRHPType |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Historic Site ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Congregation Jeshuat Israel ⓘ |
| partOf |
Touro Synagogue
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
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| region | New England ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| significantEvent | George Washington letter on religious liberty ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
George Washington
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Isaac Touro ⓘ Moses Seixas ⓘ |
| state | Rhode Island ⓘ |
| usedBy | Congregation Jeshuat Israel ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1763 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Touro Synagogue Description of subject: Touro Synagogue is the oldest standing synagogue in the United States and a historic symbol of early American religious freedom, located in Newport, Rhode Island.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Touro Synagogue National Historic Site
subject surface form:
Peter Harrison