NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a Dutch research institute specializing in the study and documentation of war, mass violence, the Holocaust, and genocide, with a particular focus on the Netherlands and its historical context.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies canonical | 1 |
| Netherlands Institute for War Documentation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2978939 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Context triple: [Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, operatesResearchInstitutes, NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies]
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YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is a leading organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of Eastern European Jewish history, culture, and the Yiddish language.
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The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s oldest institutions dedicated to documenting, researching, and educating about the Holocaust and other genocides, based in London.
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Leo Baeck Institute
The Leo Baeck Institute is a research library and archive dedicated to the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry.
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Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History is a major archival and research institution in New York City that houses the collections of several Jewish organizations and serves as a hub for the study of Jewish history and culture.
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Yad Ben-Zvi Institute
Yad Ben-Zvi Institute is an Israeli research and educational institution dedicated to the study of Jewish communities in the East, the history of Jerusalem, and the heritage of the Land of Israel.
- 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: NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Target entity description: The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a Dutch research institute specializing in the study and documentation of war, mass violence, the Holocaust, and genocide, with a particular focus on the Netherlands and its historical context.
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A.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is a leading organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of Eastern European Jewish history, culture, and the Yiddish language.
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B.
The Wiener Holocaust Library
The Wiener Holocaust Library is one of the world’s oldest institutions dedicated to documenting, researching, and educating about the Holocaust and other genocides, based in London.
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C.
Leo Baeck Institute
The Leo Baeck Institute is a research library and archive dedicated to the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry.
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D.
Center for Jewish History
The Center for Jewish History is a major archival and research institution in New York City that houses the collections of several Jewish organizations and serves as a hub for the study of Jewish history and culture.
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E.
Yad Ben-Zvi Institute
Yad Ben-Zvi Institute is an Israeli research and educational institution dedicated to the study of Jewish communities in the East, the history of Jerusalem, and the heritage of the Land of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical institute
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research institute ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NIOD ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| employerOf |
archivists
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documentation specialists ⓘ historians ⓘ researchers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Holocaust studies
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genocide studies ⓘ mass violence ⓘ war studies ⓘ |
| focusArea |
Dutch colonial history and war
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Holocaust in Europe ⓘ Nazi occupation of the Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
Netherlands in World War II
international genocide studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Dutch history
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Holocaust in the Netherlands ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
genocide ⓘ occupation of the Netherlands during World War II ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Netherlands Institute for War Documentation
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| hasCollection |
archives
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documentation ⓘ government records ⓘ library ⓘ personal papers ⓘ photographs ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising government and institutions
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conducting academic research ⓘ maintaining archives ⓘ providing public information ⓘ publishing research ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
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English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Holocaust
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World War II ⓘ genocide ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
causes of mass violence
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consequences of mass violence ⓘ memory of war ⓘ post-conflict societies ⓘ transitional justice ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies Description of subject: The NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies is a Dutch research institute specializing in the study and documentation of war, mass violence, the Holocaust, and genocide, with a particular focus on the Netherlands and its historical context.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences
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operatesResearchInstitutes
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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formerlyKnownAs
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NIOD Institute for War, Holocaust and Genocide Studies
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this entity surface form:
Netherlands Institute for War Documentation