Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz
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Fievel Mousekewitz is the young Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse protagonist of the animated film "An American Tail," whose journey to America reflects themes of hope, displacement, and family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5293609 — 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-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz Context triple: [An American Tail (film score), supportsNarrativeOf, Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz]
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Samuel Goldfish
Samuel Goldfish, better known as Samuel Goldwyn, was a pioneering Hollywood film producer and co-founder of several major motion picture studios in the early 20th century.
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B.
Sammy Jankis
Sammy Jankis is a pivotal, memory-impaired character from the film "Memento," whose tragic condition mirrors and foreshadows the protagonist’s own struggles.
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C.
Basil the Rat
Basil the Rat is the final episode of the British sitcom *Fawlty Towers*, known for its chaotic storyline involving a health inspector and a loose pet rat in the hotel.
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D.
Tuvia Blatt
Tuvia Blatt was a Polish-born Jewish Holocaust survivor best known as one of the few survivors of the Sobibor extermination camp uprising and later a prominent witness and author on the Holocaust.
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E.
Eugene Pip Fox
Eugene Pip Fox is the son of English actor and political activist Laurence Fox.
- 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-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz Target entity description: Fievel Mousekewitz is the young Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse protagonist of the animated film "An American Tail," whose journey to America reflects themes of hope, displacement, and family.
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A.
Samuel Goldfish
Samuel Goldfish, better known as Samuel Goldwyn, was a pioneering Hollywood film producer and co-founder of several major motion picture studios in the early 20th century.
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B.
Sammy Jankis
Sammy Jankis is a pivotal, memory-impaired character from the film "Memento," whose tragic condition mirrors and foreshadows the protagonist’s own struggles.
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C.
Basil the Rat
Basil the Rat is the final episode of the British sitcom *Fawlty Towers*, known for its chaotic storyline involving a health inspector and a loose pet rat in the hotel.
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D.
Tuvia Blatt
Tuvia Blatt was a Polish-born Jewish Holocaust survivor best known as one of the few survivors of the Sobibor extermination camp uprising and later a prominent witness and author on the Holocaust.
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E.
Eugene Pip Fox
Eugene Pip Fox is the son of English actor and political activist Laurence Fox.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated film character
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fictional character ⓘ mouse ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| ageInFirstFilm | young child ⓘ |
| allegoricalRole | Jewish immigrant child in late 19th-century America ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Amblin Entertainment
NERFINISHED
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Sullivan Bluth Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
An American Tail
NERFINISHED
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An American Tail: Fievel Goes West NERFINISHED ⓘ An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster NERFINISHED ⓘ An American Tail: The Treasure of Manhattan Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Fievel’s American Tails NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSong | Somewhere Out There NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | An American Tail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator |
David Kirschner
NERFINISHED
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Judy Freudberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Geiss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Jewish-Russian ⓘ |
| destinationCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destinationCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyMember |
Mama Mousekewitz
NERFINISHED
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Papa Mousekewitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanya Mousekewitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mousekewitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | An American Tail franchise ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Fievel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCountryBeforeEmigration | Imperial Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
displacement
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family reunion ⓘ hope ⓘ immigration ⓘ search for a better life ⓘ |
| nationalityOfOrigin | Russian ⓘ |
| portrayedByVoice |
David Kaufman
NERFINISHED
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Phillip Glasser NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Silo NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Dekker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| role |
immigrant child
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protagonist of An American Tail ⓘ |
| sibling | Tanya Mousekewitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| species | mouse ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
experience of Jewish diaspora
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hope of immigrants coming to America ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz Description of subject: Fievel Mousekewitz is the young Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse protagonist of the animated film "An American Tail," whose journey to America reflects themes of hope, displacement, and family.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
An American Tail (film score)
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supportsNarrativeOf
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Jewish-Russian immigrant mouse Fievel Mousekewitz
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