Aviva Kempner
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Aviva Kempner is an American independent filmmaker and documentarian best known for her works exploring Jewish history, social justice, and overlooked cultural figures.
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| Aviva Kempner canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Aviva Kempner Context triple: [Kempner, hasNotableBearer, Aviva Kempner]
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Carol Mendelsohn
Carol Mendelsohn is an American television producer and writer best known for her influential work shaping the CSI franchise and modern crime procedural dramas.
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B.
Margaret Shenberg
Margaret Shenberg was the first wife of influential Hollywood film producer and studio executive Louis B. Mayer.
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Emma Berman
Emma Berman is an American voice actress best known for voicing Giulia Marcovaldo in Pixar's animated film "Luca."
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D.
Dorothy Herzka
Dorothy Herzka is an American art professional best known as the wife and longtime partner of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, with whom she was deeply involved in the contemporary art world.
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E.
Miriam Weinstein
Miriam Weinstein is the mother of film producer Harvey Weinstein, whose first name inspired the name of the film company Miramax.
- 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)
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Target entity: Aviva Kempner Target entity description: Aviva Kempner is an American independent filmmaker and documentarian best known for her works exploring Jewish history, social justice, and overlooked cultural figures.
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A.
Carol Mendelsohn
Carol Mendelsohn is an American television producer and writer best known for her influential work shaping the CSI franchise and modern crime procedural dramas.
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B.
Margaret Shenberg
Margaret Shenberg was the first wife of influential Hollywood film producer and studio executive Louis B. Mayer.
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C.
Emma Berman
Emma Berman is an American voice actress best known for voicing Giulia Marcovaldo in Pixar's animated film "Luca."
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D.
Dorothy Herzka
Dorothy Herzka is an American art professional best known as the wife and longtime partner of pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, with whom she was deeply involved in the contemporary art world.
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E.
Miriam Weinstein
Miriam Weinstein is the mother of film producer Harvey Weinstein, whose first name inspired the name of the film company Miramax.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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documentary filmmaker ⓘ film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
independent film community ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Non-Fiction Film
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Peabody Award ⓘ |
| coProduced |
Jewish Fighting Organization in Vilna Ghetto
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surface form:
Partisans of Vilna
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| directed |
Julius Rosenwald
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surface form:
Rosenwald
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg ⓘ The Spy Behind Home Plate ⓘ Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Georgetown University Law Center
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American cultural history
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Jewish history ⓘ documentary film ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| founded | The Ciesla Foundation ⓘ |
| genre | documentary film ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.cieslafoundation.org ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploring Jewish history in film
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highlighting overlooked American Jewish figures ⓘ independent documentary filmmaking ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Aviva Kempner self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
Jewish Fighting Organization in Vilna Ghetto
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surface form:
Partisans of Vilna
Julius Rosenwald ⓘ
surface form:
Rosenwald
The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg ⓘ The Spy Behind Home Plate ⓘ Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg ⓘ |
| occupation |
documentarian
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ filmmaker ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| positionHeld | founder of The Ciesla Foundation ⓘ |
| primaryTheme |
Jewish American history
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overlooked cultural figures ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Jonathan Kempner ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aviva Kempner Description of subject: Aviva Kempner is an American independent filmmaker and documentarian best known for her works exploring Jewish history, social justice, and overlooked cultural figures.
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