Encyclopaedia Judaica
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Encyclopaedia Judaica is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on Jewish history, religion, culture, and biography, widely regarded as an authoritative source in Jewish studies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Encyclopaedia Judaica canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3717930 — 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: Encyclopaedia Judaica Context triple: [Sholom Aleichem, describedBySource, Encyclopaedia Judaica]
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A.
Die Entstehung des Judentums
Die Entstehung des Judentums is a historical study that examines the origins and early development of Judaism within the broader context of ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean history.
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B.
The Yale Judaica Series
The Yale Judaica Series is a distinguished collection of scholarly works on Jewish history, religion, and culture published by Yale University Press.
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C.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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D.
The History of the Israelitish Nation
The History of the Israelitish Nation is a 19th-century historical work that traces the development, religion, and culture of the ancient Israelites from a critical Jewish perspective.
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E.
Guide for Instruction in Jewish History and Religion
Guide for Instruction in Jewish History and Religion is an educational work by Kaufmann Kohler that systematically presents Jewish history and religious teachings for instructional use.
- 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: Encyclopaedia Judaica Target entity description: Encyclopaedia Judaica is a comprehensive, multi-volume reference work on Jewish history, religion, culture, and biography, widely regarded as an authoritative source in Jewish studies.
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A.
Die Entstehung des Judentums
Die Entstehung des Judentums is a historical study that examines the origins and early development of Judaism within the broader context of ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean history.
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B.
The Yale Judaica Series
The Yale Judaica Series is a distinguished collection of scholarly works on Jewish history, religion, and culture published by Yale University Press.
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C.
Anno Mundi
Anno Mundi is a year-numbering system that dates events from the traditional Jewish calculation of the world's creation in the Hebrew calendar.
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D.
The History of the Israelitish Nation
The History of the Israelitish Nation is a 19th-century historical work that traces the development, religion, and culture of the ancient Israelites from a critical Jewish perspective.
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E.
Guide for Instruction in Jewish History and Religion
Guide for Instruction in Jewish History and Religion is an educational work by Kaufmann Kohler that systematically presents Jewish history and religious teachings for instructional use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish studies reference
ⓘ
encyclopedia ⓘ reference work ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
Israel
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| coversPeriod |
biblical period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ modern period ⓘ rabbinic period ⓘ |
| coversRegion |
Diaspora communities
ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
surface form:
State of Israel
|
| editorInChief |
Cecil Roth
ⓘ
Geoffrey Wigoder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
Jewish studies
ⓘ
history ⓘ religious studies ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear |
1971
ⓘ
1972 ⓘ |
| hasArticleType |
biographical articles
ⓘ
geographical entries ⓘ topical articles ⓘ |
| hasDigitalVersion | yes ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
first edition
ⓘ
second edition ⓘ |
| hasNotableContributor |
Gershom Scholem
ⓘ
Isaiah Berlin ⓘ Jacob Katz ⓘ Rabbi Dr. Louis Jacobs ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Jacobs
Salo Wittmayer Baron ⓘ |
| hasSecondEditionNumberOfVolumes | 22 ⓘ |
| hasSecondEditionPublicationYear |
2006
ⓘ
2007 ⓘ |
| isBasedOn |
Jewish Encyclopedia
ⓘ
surface form:
Jüdisches Lexikon
|
| isRegardedAs | authoritative source in Jewish studies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
online
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| name | Encyclopaedia Judaica self-link ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 16 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Keter Publishing House
ⓘ
Macmillan Publishers ⓘ
surface form:
Macmillan
|
| subject |
Jewish biography
ⓘ
Jewish culture ⓘ Jewish history ⓘ Jewish religion ⓘ Judaism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers interested in Judaism
ⓘ
scholars ⓘ students ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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