Kehila Kedosha Janina
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Kehila Kedosha Janina is a historic New York City synagogue that serves as the only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere and also functions as a museum preserving Romaniote heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kehila Kedosha Janina canonical | 1 |
| Kehila Kedosha Janina congregation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T648033 — 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: Kehila Kedosha Janina Context triple: [Romaniote Jews, notableSynagogue, Kehila Kedosha Janina]
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Six Dome Synagogue
The Six Dome Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in the predominantly Mountain Jewish settlement of Qırmızı Qəsəbə in Azerbaijan, notable for its distinctive six-domed architecture.
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E.
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.
- 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: Kehila Kedosha Janina Target entity description: Kehila Kedosha Janina is a historic New York City synagogue that serves as the only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere and also functions as a museum preserving Romaniote heritage.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Six Dome Synagogue
The Six Dome Synagogue is a historic Jewish house of worship in the predominantly Mountain Jewish settlement of Qırmızı Qəsəbə in Azerbaijan, notable for its distinctive six-domed architecture.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romaniote Jewish congregation
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historic building ⓘ museum ⓘ synagogue ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | tenement-style synagogue ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial | brick ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
Greek-Jewish heritage
ⓘ
Romaniote Jewish history ⓘ Romaniote religious artifacts ⓘ |
| communityServed |
Greek-speaking Jews
ⓘ
Romaniote Jews ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| denomination |
Romaniote Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Romaniote Judaism
|
| ethnicTradition | Romaniote ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Romaniote Jewish immigrants from Ioannina, Greece ⓘ |
| foundedFor |
Romaniote Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Romaniote Jews from Ioannina
|
| hasExhibition |
Holocaust-related exhibits on Greek Jewry
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exhibits on the Jews of Ioannina ⓘ permanent exhibition on Romaniote history ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ark on the eastern wall
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bimah in the center of the sanctuary ⓘ women's gallery ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.kkjsm.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Register of Historic Places
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surface form:
National Register of Historic Places listing
New York City Landmark ⓘ |
| languageOfLiturgy |
Greek-influenced Hebrew rite
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower East Side
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| museumType |
Jewish museum
ⓘ
ethnographic museum ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere
ⓘ
only Romaniote synagogue in the Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| numberOfFloors | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Kehila Kedosha Janina Synagogue and Museum ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | place of worship ⓘ |
| publicAccess | open to visitors as a museum on specific days ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousServices |
holds Shabbat services
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holds holiday services ⓘ |
| rite |
Romaniote Jews
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surface form:
Romaniote rite
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| secondaryFunction | museum ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| streetAddress | 280 Broome Street ⓘ |
| tourAvailability | offers guided tours ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kehila Kedosha Janina Description of subject: Kehila Kedosha Janina is a historic New York City synagogue that serves as the only Romaniote Jewish congregation in the Western Hemisphere and also functions as a museum preserving Romaniote heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kehila Kedosha Janina congregation