Yosef Caro Synagogue
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yosef Caro Synagogue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T202386 — 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: Yosef Caro Synagogue Context triple: [Safed, hasReligiousInstitution, Yosef Caro Synagogue]
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Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
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B.
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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C.
St. Thomas Synagogue
St. Thomas Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Western Hemisphere.
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D.
Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
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E.
Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
The Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem is a well-preserved 12th-century Crusader-era Roman Catholic church traditionally identified as the birthplace of the Virgin Mary and dedicated to her mother, Saint Anne.
- 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: Yosef Caro Synagogue Target entity description: 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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A.
Abuhav Synagogue
Abuhav Synagogue is a historic 15th-century Sephardic synagogue in Safed, Israel, renowned for its ornate interior and association with Kabbalistic tradition.
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B.
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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C.
St. Thomas Synagogue
St. Thomas Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Western Hemisphere.
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D.
Tomb of Maimonides
The Tomb of Maimonides is a revered Jewish pilgrimage site and burial place of the medieval philosopher and legal scholar Moses Maimonides, located in the city of Tiberias in Israel.
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E.
Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem
The Church of Saint Anne in Jerusalem is a well-preserved 12th-century Crusader-era Roman Catholic church traditionally identified as the birthplace of the Virgin Mary and dedicated to her mother, Saint Anne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish house of worship
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historic building ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | traditional Middle Eastern synagogue architecture ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Ottoman era in the Land of Israel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jewish mysticism in Safed
ⓘ
Yosef Karo ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Shulchan Aruch ⓘ |
| category |
Historic synagogues
ⓘ
Sephardi synagogues in Israel ⓘ Synagogues in Safed ⓘ |
| centuryOfOrigin | 16th century ⓘ |
| city | Safed ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Yosef Karo
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surface form:
Rabbi Yosef Karo
|
| denomination | Sephardi ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
Jewish law
ⓘ
Jewish pilgrimage ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ark for Torah scrolls
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separate women’s section ⓘ stone construction ⓘ vaulted interior ⓘ |
| hasNearbySite |
Abuhav Synagogue
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Ari Ashkenazi Synagogue ⓘ |
| hasPilgrimagePractice |
visits by students of Jewish law
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visits on Jewish holidays ⓘ |
| hasReligiousStatus | active synagogue ⓘ |
| heritage | Sephardi Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Hebrew
ⓘ
Ladino ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Israel
ⓘ
Safed ⓘ
surface form:
Old City of Safed
Safed ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yosef Karo ⓘ |
| partOf | historic synagogues of Safed ⓘ |
| region |
Northern District, Israel
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern District of Israel
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Torah study
ⓘ
prayer ⓘ religious services ⓘ tourist visits ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Yosef Caro Synagogue Description of subject: 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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