Yeshayahu Leibowitz
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Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual, scientist, and Orthodox Jewish philosopher known for his sharp criticism of Israeli politics and his uncompromising views on religion and ethics.
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| Yeshayahu Leibowitz canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Yeshayahu Leibowitz Context triple: [Leibowitz, hasNotableBearer, Yeshayahu Leibowitz]
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Hanoch Levin
Hanoch Levin was an influential Israeli playwright, author, and director known for his darkly satirical and provocative works that reshaped modern Hebrew theater.
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S. Y. Agnon
S. Y. Agnon was a Nobel Prize–winning Israeli writer whose modernist Hebrew fiction profoundly shaped 20th-century Hebrew literature and Jewish narrative tradition.
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Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel was a prominent 20th-century Jewish theologian, philosopher, and civil rights activist known for his influential works on Jewish thought and social justice.
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Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch was a prominent Polish-Jewish writer best known for his Yiddish novels and plays that explored Jewish life, tradition, and modernity in the early 20th century.
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A. B. Yehoshua
A. B. Yehoshua was a prominent Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright whose psychologically rich and politically engaged works made him one of the central figures of modern Hebrew literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yeshayahu Leibowitz Target entity description: Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual, scientist, and Orthodox Jewish philosopher known for his sharp criticism of Israeli politics and his uncompromising views on religion and ethics.
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A.
Hanoch Levin
Hanoch Levin was an influential Israeli playwright, author, and director known for his darkly satirical and provocative works that reshaped modern Hebrew theater.
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B.
S. Y. Agnon
S. Y. Agnon was a Nobel Prize–winning Israeli writer whose modernist Hebrew fiction profoundly shaped 20th-century Hebrew literature and Jewish narrative tradition.
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C.
Abraham Joshua Heschel
Abraham Joshua Heschel was a prominent 20th-century Jewish theologian, philosopher, and civil rights activist known for his influential works on Jewish thought and social justice.
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D.
Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch was a prominent Polish-Jewish writer best known for his Yiddish novels and plays that explored Jewish life, tradition, and modernity in the early 20th century.
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E.
A. B. Yehoshua
A. B. Yehoshua was a prominent Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright whose psychologically rich and politically engaged works made him one of the central figures of modern Hebrew literature.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli Jew
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Orthodox Jewish philosopher ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
MD in medicine
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PhD in chemistry ⓘ |
| citizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-01-29 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-08-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Basel
NERFINISHED
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Humboldt University of Berlin ⓘ
surface form:
University of Berlin
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| employer | Hebrew University of Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Leibowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish thought
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biochemistry ⓘ chemistry ⓘ neurophysiology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| givenName | Yeshayahu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | Israeli public discourse on religion and state ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Immanuel Kant
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Moses Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
critique of religious nationalism
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opposition to Israeli occupation of territories captured in 1967 ⓘ sharp criticism of Israeli politics ⓘ uncompromising views on religion and ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
German
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movedTo | Mandatory Palestine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage |
German
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Commentary on Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah
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Judaism, Human Values, and the Jewish State NERFINISHED ⓘ Lectures on the Weekly Torah Portion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | existentialist-influenced Jewish thought ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Riga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalView |
advocated separation of religion and state
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critic of Israeli militarism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor of the Hebrew Encyclopedia
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professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem ⓘ |
| religion | Orthodox Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Jerusalem NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfMigration | 1935 ⓘ |
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Subject: Yeshayahu Leibowitz Description of subject: Yeshayahu Leibowitz was an Israeli public intellectual, scientist, and Orthodox Jewish philosopher known for his sharp criticism of Israeli politics and his uncompromising views on religion and ethics.
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