Schechter
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Schechter is a Jewish surname most notably associated with Solomon Schechter, a prominent rabbi and scholar who helped shape Conservative Judaism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Schechter canonical | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish scholar
ⓘ
person ⓘ rabbi ⓘ surname ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Romania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFromOccupation | shochet ⓘ |
| employer |
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
|
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
ⓘ
surface form:
Jewish people
|
| familyName | Schechter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Cairo Geniza research
ⓘ
Jewish studies ⓘ Talmudic scholarship ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Conservative Judaism in North America ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin |
German
ⓘ
Yiddish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning | ritual slaughterer ⓘ |
| movement | Conservative Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in Conservative Judaism
ⓘ
role in founding the United Synagogue of America ⓘ |
| notableWork | study of the Cairo Geniza manuscripts ⓘ |
| occupation |
educator
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Focșani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | president of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.