Maccabees
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The Maccabees are the varsity athletic teams representing Yeshiva University in intercollegiate sports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maccabees canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maccabees Context triple: [Yeshiva University, athleticsTeamName, Maccabees]
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A.
Maccabees
The Maccabees were a Jewish rebel group in the 2nd century BCE who led a successful revolt against Seleucid rule and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Judas Maccabeus
Judas Maccabeus was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish priest and military leader who led the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule and became a symbol of Jewish resistance and religious freedom.
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C.
Books of the Maccabees
The Books of the Maccabees are ancient Jewish historical and religious texts recounting the Maccabean revolt and events surrounding the rededication of the Second Temple.
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D.
1 Maccabees
1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
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E.
4 Maccabees
4 Maccabees is a Hellenistic Jewish philosophical work that uses the story of the Maccabean martyrs to argue for the supremacy of reason guided by Torah over the passions.
- 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: Maccabees Target entity description: The Maccabees are the varsity athletic teams representing Yeshiva University in intercollegiate sports.
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A.
Maccabees
The Maccabees were a Jewish rebel group in the 2nd century BCE who led a successful revolt against Seleucid rule and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.
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B.
Judas Maccabeus
Judas Maccabeus was a 2nd-century BCE Jewish priest and military leader who led the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule and became a symbol of Jewish resistance and religious freedom.
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C.
Books of the Maccabees
The Books of the Maccabees are ancient Jewish historical and religious texts recounting the Maccabean revolt and events surrounding the rededication of the Second Temple.
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D.
1 Maccabees
1 Maccabees is a historical Jewish work recounting the Maccabean revolt against Seleucid rule in the 2nd century BCE, regarded as deuterocanonical by some Christian traditions.
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E.
4 Maccabees
4 Maccabees is a Hellenistic Jewish philosophical work that uses the story of the Maccabean martyrs to argue for the supremacy of reason guided by Torah over the passions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | varsity athletic program ⓘ |
| athleticAssociation |
National Collegiate Athletic Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NCAA
|
| athleticDirector | Greg Fox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| campus | Wilf Campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | varsity ⓘ |
| competitionScope | intercollegiate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genderOfTeams |
men
ⓘ
women ⓘ |
| governingBody | Yeshiva University Athletics Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeVenue | Max Stern Athletic Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeVenueForMen'sBasketball | Max Stern Athletic Center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by Jewish and mainstream sports media ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the Maccabees of Jewish history ⓘ |
| NCAADivision | NCAA Division III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Maccabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | national attention for long men's basketball winning streak in NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| notableProgram | men's basketball ⓘ |
| primaryConference | Skyline Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfCompetition | Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAccommodation | schedules adjusted for Jewish Sabbath and holidays ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliationOfUniversity | Modern Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Yeshiva University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsReligiousInstitution | Jewish university ⓘ |
| shortName | Yeshiva Maccabees NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport |
basketball
ⓘ
cross country ⓘ fencing ⓘ golf ⓘ soccer ⓘ tennis ⓘ volleyball ⓘ |
| sportType | intercollegiate athletics ⓘ |
| studentAthletePopulation | primarily Orthodox Jewish students ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Jewish pride
ⓘ
Jewish resilience ⓘ |
| university | Yeshiva University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universityFounded | 1886 ⓘ |
| universityMainCampusLocation | Washington Heights, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universityPresidentDuringRecentSuccess | Ari Berman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| universityReligiousIdentity | Jewish ⓘ |
| universityType | private research university ⓘ |
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