Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue
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Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Americas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8275776 — 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: Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue Context triple: [Willemstad, hasLandmark, Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue Target entity description: Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Americas.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sephardic synagogue
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historic building ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Jewish Cultural Historical Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mikve Israel-Emanuel Synagogue
NERFINISHED
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Snoa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Baroque
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surface form:
Baroque architecture
Dutch colonial architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1730 ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Curaçao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Sephardic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| floorMaterial | sand ⓘ |
| followsRite |
Sephardic rite
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Spanish and Portuguese rite ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Congregation Mikvé Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Jewish Cultural Historical Museum
NERFINISHED
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ark ⓘ bimah ⓘ courtyard ⓘ gallery for women ⓘ mikveh ⓘ |
| hasServiceLanguage |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.snoa.com/ ⓘ |
| heritage |
Portuguese Jewish
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Spanish and Portuguese Jewish ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1732 ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
oldest continuously used synagogues in the Americas
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oldest synagogues in continuous use in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Caribbean
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Punda, Willemstad NERFINISHED ⓘ Willemstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Curaçao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
central bimah
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sand-covered floor ⓘ wooden interior ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour, Curaçao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Curaçao
NERFINISHED
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Willemstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Judaism
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Sephardic Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousCommunity | Jewish community of Curaçao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus | contributing property ⓘ |
| usedBy | Congregation Mikvé Israel-Emanuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1732 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue Description of subject: Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue is a historic Sephardic Jewish synagogue in Willemstad, Curaçao, renowned as one of the oldest continuously used synagogues in the Americas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Historic Area of Willemstad, Inner City and Harbour
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hasLandmark
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Mikvé Israel-Emanuel Synagogue
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