Israel Gershowitz
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Israel Gershowitz, better known as Ira Gershwin, was an American lyricist famed for his long and influential songwriting partnership with his brother George Gershwin on numerous popular songs and Broadway musicals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Israel Gershowitz canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Israel Gershowitz Context triple: [Ira Gershwin, fullName, Israel Gershowitz]
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A.
Yitzhak Gruenbaum
Yitzhak Gruenbaum was a prominent Zionist leader and Israeli politician who played a key role in the founding of the State of Israel and served as its first Minister of the Interior.
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B.
Menachem Ussishkin
Menachem Ussishkin was a prominent Zionist leader and head of the Jewish National Fund who played a central role in promoting Jewish settlement and land acquisition in Palestine in the early 20th century.
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C.
Tzvika Brot
Tzvika Brot is an Israeli politician who serves as the mayor of the coastal city of Bat Yam.
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D.
Yitzhak Tabenkin
Yitzhak Tabenkin was a prominent Zionist leader and one of the founders and ideologues of the kibbutz movement in pre-state and early Israel.
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E.
Herzl Rosenblum
Herzl Rosenblum was an Israeli journalist, editor of the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, and a signatory of Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
- 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: Israel Gershowitz Target entity description: Israel Gershowitz, better known as Ira Gershwin, was an American lyricist famed for his long and influential songwriting partnership with his brother George Gershwin on numerous popular songs and Broadway musicals.
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A.
Yitzhak Gruenbaum
Yitzhak Gruenbaum was a prominent Zionist leader and Israeli politician who played a key role in the founding of the State of Israel and served as its first Minister of the Interior.
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B.
Menachem Ussishkin
Menachem Ussishkin was a prominent Zionist leader and head of the Jewish National Fund who played a central role in promoting Jewish settlement and land acquisition in Palestine in the early 20th century.
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C.
Tzvika Brot
Tzvika Brot is an Israeli politician who serves as the mayor of the coastal city of Bat Yam.
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D.
Yitzhak Tabenkin
Yitzhak Tabenkin was a prominent Zionist leader and one of the founders and ideologues of the kibbutz movement in pre-state and early Israel.
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E.
Herzl Rosenblum
Herzl Rosenblum was an Israeli journalist, editor of the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, and a signatory of Israel’s Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (95)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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lyricist ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ira Gershvin
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linked to:
Ira Gershwin
Israel Gershvin ⓘ
linked to:
Ira Gershwin
|
| birthName | Israel Gershowitz ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Gershwin ⓘ |
| genre |
Broadway musical
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jazz standard ⓘ popular music ⓘ |
| givenName | Israel ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
long-term songwriting partnership with George Gershwin
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lyrics for Broadway musicals ⓘ lyrics for numerous popular songs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Damsel in Distress
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A Damsel in Distress (film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
A Damsel in Distress
A Star Is Born (1954 film lyrics) ⓘ
linked to:
A Star Is Born (1954 film)
A Star Is Born (1954 film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
A Star Is Born (1954 film)
An American in Paris (film lyrics) ⓘ
linked to:
An American in Paris
An American in Paris (film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
An American in Paris
An American in Paris (stage musical using his lyrics) ⓘ
linked to:
An American in Paris
But Not for Me ⓘ But Not for Me (song standard recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
But Not for Me
Cover Girl ⓘ Cover Girl (film soundtrack) ⓘ Crazy for You (using his lyrics) ⓘ
linked to:
Crazy for You
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book ⓘ Embraceable You ⓘ Embraceable You (song standard recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Embraceable You
Fascinating Rhythm ⓘ Fascinating Rhythm (song standard recordings) ⓘ Funny Face ⓘ Funny Face (cast recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Funny Face (1927 stage musical)
Gershwin Plays Gershwin (works featuring his lyrics) ⓘ Girl Crazy ⓘ Girl Crazy (cast recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Girl Crazy
I Got Rhythm ⓘ I Got Rhythm (song standard recordings) ⓘ Lady in the Dark (additional lyrics) ⓘ Lady, Be Good ⓘ Lady, Be Good (cast recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway musical Lady, Be Good
Let ’Em Eat Cake ⓘ
linked to:
Let 'Em Eat Cake
Love Is Here to Stay ⓘ Love Is Here to Stay (song standard recordings) ⓘ Lyrics on Several Occasions ⓘ My One and Only (using his lyrics) ⓘ
linked to:
My One and Only
Nice Work If You Can Get It ⓘ Nice Work If You Can Get It (song standard recordings) ⓘ Nice Work If You Can Get It (stage musical using his lyrics) ⓘ Of Thee I Sing ⓘ Of Thee I Sing (cast recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Of Thee I Sing
Of Thee I Sing (revival adaptations) ⓘ
linked to:
Of Thee I Sing
Oh, Kay! ⓘ Oh, Kay! (cast recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Oh, Kay!
Park Avenue ⓘ Park Avenue (cast recordings) ⓘ Porgy and Bess ⓘ Porgy and Bess (cast recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess (various revivals using his lyrics) ⓘ Porgy and Bess: A Musical Portrait (as lyricist) ⓘ
linked to:
Porgy and Bess
Rhapsody in Blue (film lyrics) ⓘ Rhapsody in Blue (film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
Rhapsody in Blue (1945 film)
Shall We Dance ⓘ Shall We Dance (film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
Shall We Dance
Someone to Watch Over Me ⓘ Someone to Watch Over Me (song standard recordings) ⓘ Strike Up the Band ⓘ Strike Up the Band (cast recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Strike Up the Band
Strike Up the Band (song standard recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
Strike Up the Band
The Barkleys of Broadway ⓘ The Barkleys of Broadway (film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
The Barkleys of Broadway
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (Gershwin volume) ⓘ The Complete Lyrics of Ira Gershwin ⓘ The Firebrand of Florence ⓘ The Firebrand of Florence (cast recordings) ⓘ The George Gershwin Songbook (instrumental adaptations of his lyrics) ⓘ The Gershwin Songbook (recordings using his lyrics) ⓘ The Gershwin Years (collections of songs with his lyrics) ⓘ The Gershwins in Hollywood (film songs with his lyrics) ⓘ The Gershwins’ Songbook (as lyric source) ⓘ The Goldwyn Follies ⓘ The Goldwyn Follies (film soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
The Goldwyn Follies
The King and I (film adaptation lyrics, uncredited contribution) ⓘ The Man I Love ⓘ The Man I Love (song standard recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
The Man I Love
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim ⓘ They Can’t Take That Away from Me ⓘ
linked to:
They Can't Take That Away from Me
They Can’t Take That Away from Me (song standard recordings) ⓘ
linked to:
They Can't Take That Away from Me
’S Wonderful ⓘ
linked to:
S'Wonderful
’S Wonderful (song standard recordings) ⓘ |
| occupation |
librettist
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lyricist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| sibling | George Gershwin ⓘ |
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