David Weiss Halivni
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David Weiss Halivni was a prominent Talmudic scholar and rabbi known for his critical, historical analysis of the Talmud and his influential work on its textual layers and redaction.
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| David Weiss Halivni canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Weiss Halivni Context triple: [Saul Lieberman, influenced, David Weiss Halivni]
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Yaakov Zerubavel
Yaakov Zerubavel was a prominent Zionist activist and leader in the early Labor Zionist movement in Palestine.
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B.
Eliezer Berkovits
Eliezer Berkovits was a 20th-century Orthodox Jewish theologian and philosopher known for his influential work on faith, halakha, and the theological response to the Holocaust.
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C.
Shmuel Sambursky
Shmuel Sambursky was an Israeli physicist and historian of science known for his influential work on the conceptual development of physics in antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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D.
Moshe Smilansky
Moshe Smilansky was a prominent Zionist pioneer, Hebrew writer, and agricultural leader in pre-state Israel, known for his stories about rural life and his role in developing Jewish settlement.
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E.
David Shulman
David Shulman is an American scholar and translator renowned for his work on South Indian languages, literature, and religion, particularly in the fields of Tamil and Sanskrit studies.
- 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: David Weiss Halivni Target entity description: David Weiss Halivni was a prominent Talmudic scholar and rabbi known for his critical, historical analysis of the Talmud and his influential work on its textual layers and redaction.
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A.
Yaakov Zerubavel
Yaakov Zerubavel was a prominent Zionist activist and leader in the early Labor Zionist movement in Palestine.
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B.
Eliezer Berkovits
Eliezer Berkovits was a 20th-century Orthodox Jewish theologian and philosopher known for his influential work on faith, halakha, and the theological response to the Holocaust.
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C.
Shmuel Sambursky
Shmuel Sambursky was an Israeli physicist and historian of science known for his influential work on the conceptual development of physics in antiquity and the Middle Ages.
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D.
Moshe Smilansky
Moshe Smilansky was a prominent Zionist pioneer, Hebrew writer, and agricultural leader in pre-state Israel, known for his stories about rural life and his role in developing Jewish settlement.
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E.
David Shulman
David Shulman is an American scholar and translator renowned for his work on South Indian languages, literature, and religion, particularly in the fields of Tamil and Sanskrit studies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust survivor
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Talmudic scholar ⓘ person ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
David Halivni
NERFINISHED
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David W. Halivni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Israel
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1927-09-27 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2022-06-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Jewish Theological Seminary of America
NERFINISHED
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Yeshiva in Sighet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Bar-Ilan University
NERFINISHED
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Columbia University ⓘ Jewish Theological Seminary of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Weiss Halivni NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish studies
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Talmud NERFINISHED ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicApproach |
distinction between early and late strata in the Talmud
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source-critical analysis of the Talmud ⓘ |
| influenced |
academic Talmudic methodology
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study of the redaction of the Babylonian Talmud ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical, historical analysis of the Talmud
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multi-volume work "Mekorot u-Mesorot" NERFINISHED ⓘ theory of Talmudic layers and redaction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rabbinical Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Conservative Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Mekorot u-Mesorot"
NERFINISHED
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"Peshat and Derash" ⓘ "The Formation of the Babylonian Talmud" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kobyletska Poliana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
professor
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rabbi ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| survived |
Auschwitz concentration camp
NERFINISHED
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other Nazi concentration camps ⓘ |
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