Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son
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Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son is a humorous Yiddish novel by Sholom Aleichem that follows the adventures and misadventures of a lively Jewish boy from a poor Eastern European shtetl.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motl, Peysi the Cantor's Son | 1 |
| Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son canonical | 1 |
| Peysi the Cantor | 1 |
| Peysi the Cantor is Motl’s father | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son Context triple: [Sholom Aleichem, notableWork, Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son]
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Der Nister
Der Nister was a Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer and symbolist author known for his mystical, allegorical prose and stories that explored Jewish life and spirituality in Eastern Europe.
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B.
Gimpel the Fool
Gimpel the Fool is a classic Yiddish short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer that follows a gullible yet spiritually resilient man whose simple faith and forgiveness reveal profound moral and philosophical insights.
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C.
The Little Hebrew
The Little Hebrew was the ring nickname of Abe Attell, an American featherweight boxing champion of the early 20th century.
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D.
The Jewish Barber
The Jewish Barber is the humble, Chaplin-portrayed protagonist of *The Great Dictator*, whose resemblance to a tyrannical dictator drives the film’s satirical critique of fascism and antisemitism.
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E.
Piskei HaRosh
Piskei HaRosh is a seminal halachic work that systematically summarizes and rules on Talmudic discussions, serving as a major source for later Jewish legal codes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son Target entity description: Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son is a humorous Yiddish novel by Sholom Aleichem that follows the adventures and misadventures of a lively Jewish boy from a poor Eastern European shtetl.
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A.
Der Nister
Der Nister was a Ukrainian-born Yiddish writer and symbolist author known for his mystical, allegorical prose and stories that explored Jewish life and spirituality in Eastern Europe.
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B.
Gimpel the Fool
Gimpel the Fool is a classic Yiddish short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer that follows a gullible yet spiritually resilient man whose simple faith and forgiveness reveal profound moral and philosophical insights.
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C.
The Little Hebrew
The Little Hebrew was the ring nickname of Abe Attell, an American featherweight boxing champion of the early 20th century.
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D.
The Jewish Barber
The Jewish Barber is the humble, Chaplin-portrayed protagonist of *The Great Dictator*, whose resemblance to a tyrannical dictator drives the film’s satirical critique of fascism and antisemitism.
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E.
Piskei HaRosh
Piskei HaRosh is a seminal halachic work that systematically summarizes and rules on Talmudic discussions, serving as a major source for later Jewish legal codes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yiddish-language literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | adapted for stage and radio ⓘ |
| author | Sholom Aleichem ⓘ |
| character |
Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Peysi the Cantor
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| characterRole |
Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Peysi the Cantor is Motl’s father
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| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | considered a classic of Yiddish literature ⓘ |
| depicts |
Jewish immigrant experience
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life in an Eastern European Jewish shtetl ⓘ |
| genre |
Jewish literature
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humorous novel ⓘ picaresque fiction ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Russian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| language | Yiddish ⓘ |
| literaryForm | serialized fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Yiddish classic literature ⓘ |
| literaryStatus | canonical work in Yiddish canon ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Motl ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Motl ⓘ |
| originalAudience | Yiddish-speaking Jews ⓘ |
| periodOfSetting |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | a lively Jewish boy from a poor Eastern European shtetl ⓘ |
| publicationMedium | Yiddish press ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Tevye the Dairyman ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| settingType | shtetl ⓘ |
| style |
colloquial Yiddish
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ironic humor ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Jewish religious and secular life
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social change in Eastern European Jewry ⓘ |
| targetAgeGroup | general audience ⓘ |
| theme |
Jewish diaspora life
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childhood ⓘ emigration ⓘ family ⓘ humor in adversity ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son Description of subject: Motl, Peysi the Cantor’s Son is a humorous Yiddish novel by Sholom Aleichem that follows the adventures and misadventures of a lively Jewish boy from a poor Eastern European shtetl.
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