Belz Great Synagogue, Jerusalem
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The Belz Great Synagogue in Jerusalem is one of the largest and most prominent Hasidic synagogues in the world, serving as the central spiritual and communal hub of the Belz Hasidic dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Belz Great Synagogue, Jerusalem canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6447808 — 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: Belz Great Synagogue, Jerusalem Context triple: [Belz, hasCenter, Belz Great Synagogue, Jerusalem]
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A.
Yad Vashem Synagogue
Yad Vashem Synagogue is a memorial synagogue in Jerusalem that serves as a place of worship and remembrance for Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Ben Ezra Synagogue
Ben Ezra Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Old Cairo, Egypt, renowned as one of the oldest in the country and for the discovery of the Cairo Geniza, a vast collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts.
- 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: Belz Great Synagogue, Jerusalem Target entity description: The Belz Great Synagogue in Jerusalem is one of the largest and most prominent Hasidic synagogues in the world, serving as the central spiritual and communal hub of the Belz Hasidic dynasty.
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A.
Yad Vashem Synagogue
Yad Vashem Synagogue is a memorial synagogue in Jerusalem that serves as a place of worship and remembrance for Jewish communities destroyed in the Holocaust.
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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.
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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D.
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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E.
Ben Ezra Synagogue
Ben Ezra Synagogue is a historic Jewish synagogue in Old Cairo, Egypt, renowned as one of the oldest in the country and for the discovery of the Cairo Geniza, a vast collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasidic synagogue
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synagogue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neo-traditional ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Belz Hasidism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Belzer Rebbe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| buildingType | synagogue complex ⓘ |
| category |
Hasidic synagogues
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Orthodox synagogues in Israel ⓘ Synagogues in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| centralRole |
administrative center of Belz institutions
ⓘ
spiritual center of Belz Hasidim worldwide ⓘ |
| city | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| denomination | Haredi ⓘ |
| function |
central synagogue of Belz Hasidic dynasty
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community center ⓘ house of prayer ⓘ study center ⓘ |
| genderSeparation | mechitza ⓘ |
| hasPart |
courtyards
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event halls ⓘ main sanctuary ⓘ offices ⓘ study halls ⓘ women's galleries ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Aramaic
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jerusalem District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Belz Hasidic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belz, Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighborhood | Kiryat Belz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the largest synagogues in the world
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serving as central hub of Belz Hasidic community ⓘ |
| prayerRite |
Hasidic rite
ⓘ
Nusach Sefard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Belz Hasidic dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hasidic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ Orthodox Judaism ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Hasidic gatherings
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Jewish holidays ⓘ Shabbat services ⓘ Torah study ⓘ community events ⓘ daily prayers ⓘ weddings ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Belz Great Synagogue, Jerusalem Description of subject: The Belz Great Synagogue in Jerusalem is one of the largest and most prominent Hasidic synagogues in the world, serving as the central spiritual and communal hub of the Belz Hasidic dynasty.
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