Saul Lieberman
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Saul Lieberman was a prominent 20th-century Talmudic scholar and philologist renowned for his critical editions and studies of rabbinic literature and its Greco-Roman context.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saul Lieberman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T492374 — 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: Saul Lieberman Context triple: [Jewish Theological Seminary of America, hasNotableFaculty, Saul Lieberman]
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A.
Thomas Blatt
Thomas Blatt was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer, and speaker best known for his escape from the Sobibor extermination camp and his later efforts to document its history.
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B.
David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
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C.
Neil Goldman
Neil Goldman is a recurring nerdy, socially awkward teenage character in the animated TV series "Family Guy," often portrayed as infatuated with Meg Griffin.
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D.
Arthur J. Goldberg
Arthur J. Goldberg was an American lawyer, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice, and former Secretary of Labor known for his strong support of civil rights and labor rights.
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E.
Gerson D. Cohen
Gerson D. Cohen was an influential American rabbi and historian who served as chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary and helped shape the direction of Conservative Judaism in the late 20th century.
- 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: Saul Lieberman Target entity description: Saul Lieberman was a prominent 20th-century Talmudic scholar and philologist renowned for his critical editions and studies of rabbinic literature and its Greco-Roman context.
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A.
Thomas Blatt
Thomas Blatt was a Polish Jewish Holocaust survivor, writer, and speaker best known for his escape from the Sobibor extermination camp and his later efforts to document its history.
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B.
David B. Cornstein
David B. Cornstein is an American businessman and Republican political appointee who served as the U.S. Ambassador to Hungary under President Donald Trump.
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C.
Neil Goldman
Neil Goldman is a recurring nerdy, socially awkward teenage character in the animated TV series "Family Guy," often portrayed as infatuated with Meg Griffin.
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D.
Arthur J. Goldberg
Arthur J. Goldberg was an American lawyer, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice, and former Secretary of Labor known for his strong support of civil rights and labor rights.
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E.
Gerson D. Cohen
Gerson D. Cohen was an influential American rabbi and historian who served as chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary and helped shape the direction of Conservative Judaism in the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish studies scholar
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Talmudic scholar ⓘ person ⓘ philologist ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1898-05-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Grodno Governorate
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Motele ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Israel
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| deathDate | 1983-03-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| educatedAt |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Sorbonne University ⓘ Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv ⓘ
surface form:
University of Kiev
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| employer |
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Jewish Theological Seminary of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Lieberman ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Greco-Roman context of Judaism
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Jewish law ⓘ Talmud ⓘ classical studies ⓘ philology ⓘ rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Saul ⓘ |
| influenced |
David Weiss Halivni
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Shamma Friedman ⓘ modern academic Talmud study ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critical editions of the Tosefta
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research on Greco-Roman influences on rabbinic texts ⓘ studies of rabbinic literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement | Conservative Judaism ⓘ |
| name | Saul Lieberman self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Talmud Yerushalmi
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surface form:
Al ha-Yerushalmi
Hellenistic Jews ⓘ
surface form:
Greek in Jewish Palestine
Ha-Yerushalmi kifshuto ⓘ Hellenization of the Near East ⓘ
surface form:
Hellenism in Jewish Palestine
Shekiin ⓘ Tosefta ⓘ
surface form:
Tosefta Ki-Fshutah
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| positionHeld |
Dean of the Rabbinical School at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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Professor of Talmud ⓘ Rector of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| studentOf |
Chaim Nahman Bialik
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surface form:
Hayim Nahman Bialik
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