Jewish cemetery
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A Jewish cemetery is a burial ground designated for members of the Jewish community, reflecting Jewish religious burial customs and often serving as a historical record of local Jewish life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jewish cemetery canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10013244 — 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: Jewish cemetery Context triple: [Nemyriv, hasCulturalHeritage, Jewish cemetery]
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A.
Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery in Rymanów is a historic burial ground preserving the memory and cultural heritage of the town’s former Jewish community.
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B.
Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery of Carpentras is one of the oldest surviving Jewish burial grounds in France, reflecting the long-standing presence and heritage of the Jewish community in the region.
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C.
The Jewish Cemetery
The Jewish Cemetery is a dramatic 17th-century landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob van Ruisdael, renowned for its symbolic depiction of decay, mortality, and the power of nature.
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D.
Karaite cemetery
The Karaite cemetery is an ancient burial ground associated with the Karaite Jewish community, notable for its historic tombs and cultural significance.
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E.
Jewish Waldheim Cemetery
Jewish Waldheim Cemetery is a historic Jewish burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known for its numerous sections founded by different congregations and societies serving Chicago’s Jewish community.
- 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: Jewish cemetery Target entity description: A Jewish cemetery is a burial ground designated for members of the Jewish community, reflecting Jewish religious burial customs and often serving as a historical record of local Jewish life.
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A.
Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery in Rymanów is a historic burial ground preserving the memory and cultural heritage of the town’s former Jewish community.
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B.
Jewish cemetery
The Jewish cemetery of Carpentras is one of the oldest surviving Jewish burial grounds in France, reflecting the long-standing presence and heritage of the Jewish community in the region.
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C.
The Jewish Cemetery
The Jewish Cemetery is a dramatic 17th-century landscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jacob van Ruisdael, renowned for its symbolic depiction of decay, mortality, and the power of nature.
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D.
Karaite cemetery
The Karaite cemetery is an ancient burial ground associated with the Karaite Jewish community, notable for its historic tombs and cultural significance.
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E.
Jewish Waldheim Cemetery
Jewish Waldheim Cemetery is a historic Jewish burial ground in Forest Park, Illinois, known for its numerous sections founded by different congregations and societies serving Chicago’s Jewish community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cemetery
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religious burial site ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Judaism ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
Jewish genealogical societies
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epigraphy studies ⓘ local historical archives ⓘ |
| follows |
Jewish burial customs
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halakhic burial laws ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Jewish law on burial
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customs of burial as soon as possible ⓘ customs of modest gravestones ⓘ customs of perpetual burial ⓘ customs of simple coffins or shrouds ⓘ prohibition on disturbing graves ⓘ prohibition on exhumation ⓘ prohibition on reusing graves ⓘ rules of ritual purity ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
avoiding eating and drinking inside cemetery
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burial facing Jerusalem in many communities ⓘ marking graves after a set mourning period ⓘ placing stones on graves ⓘ reciting Kaddish at graves ⓘ reciting Psalms at graves ⓘ separate men and women at funerals in some communities ⓘ unveiling ceremony for tombstone in some traditions ⓘ visiting graves on yahrzeit ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Cohen hands symbol
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Hebrew inscriptions ⓘ Holocaust memorials ⓘ Jewish symbols on tombstones ⓘ Levite pitcher symbol ⓘ Star of David symbols ⓘ burial records ⓘ designated burial plots ⓘ entrance gate ⓘ gravestones ⓘ memorial monuments ⓘ ohel (small structure over a grave) ⓘ pathways between graves ⓘ perimeter fence or wall ⓘ section for children ⓘ section for kohanim graves ⓘ section for rabbis or scholars ⓘ separate sections or rows ⓘ taharah room (ritual preparation room) in some complexes ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | burial of Jews ⓘ |
| hasRole |
genealogical resource
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historical record of local Jewish life ⓘ site of communal memory ⓘ site of religious pilgrimage to graves of tzaddikim ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jewish neighborhoods
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many countries worldwide ⓘ rural areas ⓘ urban areas ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Jewish burial society
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linked to:
Chevra Kadisha organizations
Jewish community organizations ⓘ chevra kadisha ⓘ
linked to:
Chevra Kadisha organizations
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| recognizedAs | cultural heritage site in many regions ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
heritage protection laws in some countries
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vandalism in some places ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jewish community ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jewish cemetery Description of subject: A Jewish cemetery is a burial ground designated for members of the Jewish community, reflecting Jewish religious burial customs and often serving as a historical record of local Jewish life.
Referenced by (5)
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