A Beggar in Jerusalem
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A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Beggar in Jerusalem canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Beggar in Jerusalem Context triple: [Elie Wiesel, notableWork, A Beggar in Jerusalem]
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A.
Hills of Jerusalem
Hills of Jerusalem are the elevated landforms in and around the city of Jerusalem that include several historically and religiously significant sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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B.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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C.
The Jews of Silence
The Jews of Silence is a non-fiction work by Elie Wiesel that chronicles his 1965 journey to the Soviet Union and exposes the oppression and silencing of Soviet Jewry.
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Holy Land
The Holy Land is a historically and religiously significant region in the Eastern Mediterranean, revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as the setting for many foundational sacred events.
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E.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Beggar in Jerusalem Target entity description: A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
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A.
Hills of Jerusalem
Hills of Jerusalem are the elevated landforms in and around the city of Jerusalem that include several historically and religiously significant sites in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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B.
Ten Days of Repentance
Ten Days of Repentance is the Jewish High Holy Days period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur devoted to introspection, seeking forgiveness, and spiritual renewal.
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C.
The Jews of Silence
The Jews of Silence is a non-fiction work by Elie Wiesel that chronicles his 1965 journey to the Soviet Union and exposes the oppression and silencing of Soviet Jewry.
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D.
Holy Land
The Holy Land is a historically and religiously significant region in the Eastern Mediterranean, revered in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as the setting for many foundational sacred events.
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E.
Return to Zion
Return to Zion refers to the period and movement in which Jewish exiles returned from Babylon to their ancestral homeland and rebuilt their religious and communal life, including the restoration of the Temple in Jerusalem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish literature
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literary work about the Six-Day War ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Elie Wiesel ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Prix Médicis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jewish pilgrims in Jerusalem
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Western Wall ⓘ
surface form:
Western Wall after the Six-Day War
renewal of Jewish faith ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ survivors of Nazi concentration camps ⓘ |
| genre |
Holocaust literature
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novel ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Jewish religious perspective
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existential perspective ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Jewish history
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Zionism ⓘ collective memory ⓘ exile and return ⓘ religious faith ⓘ survival and guilt ⓘ the aftermath of war ⓘ the meaning of Jerusalem ⓘ the search for God after the Holocaust ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-Holocaust literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Holocaust survivors
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Jewish identity ⓘ Six-Day War ⓘ faith ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Holocaust survivors visiting Jerusalem
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pilgrims in Jerusalem ⓘ |
| narrativeMode |
fragmented
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lyrical ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Elie Wiesel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Seuil ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
Jerusalem
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Western Wall ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post–Six-Day War era ⓘ |
| title | A Beggar in Jerusalem self-link ⓘ |
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Subject: A Beggar in Jerusalem Description of subject: A Beggar in Jerusalem is a novel by Elie Wiesel that reflects on Jewish identity, memory, and faith in the aftermath of the Six-Day War through the experiences of pilgrims and survivors in Jerusalem.
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