Yisrael ben Eliezer
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Yisrael ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, was an 18th-century Jewish mystic and healer who founded the Hasidic movement in Eastern Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Yisrael ben Eliezer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6346516 — 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: Yisrael ben Eliezer Context triple: [Israel ben Eliezer, hasName, Yisrael ben Eliezer]
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A.
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
Dov Ber of Mezeritch was an 18th-century Hasidic master and successor to the Baal Shem Tov, renowned for systematizing and spreading early Hasidic thought across Eastern Europe.
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B.
Meir Zarchi
Meir Zarchi is an Israeli-American filmmaker best known for writing and directing the controversial 1978 exploitation horror film "I Spit on Your Grave."
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C.
Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk
Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk was an 18th-century Hasidic master and spiritual leader in Poland, revered as one of the founding figures of Polish Hasidism and a central influence on later Hasidic thought and practice.
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D.
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi and spiritual leader renowned for his passionate advocacy for the Jewish people and his fervent, heartfelt style of worship.
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E.
Baal Shem
Baal Shem is a three-movement suite for violin and orchestra (or piano) by composer Ernest Bloch, inspired by Jewish liturgical and folk traditions.
- 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: Yisrael ben Eliezer Target entity description: Yisrael ben Eliezer, known as the Baal Shem Tov, was an 18th-century Jewish mystic and healer who founded the Hasidic movement in Eastern Europe.
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A.
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
Dov Ber of Mezeritch was an 18th-century Hasidic master and successor to the Baal Shem Tov, renowned for systematizing and spreading early Hasidic thought across Eastern Europe.
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B.
Meir Zarchi
Meir Zarchi is an Israeli-American filmmaker best known for writing and directing the controversial 1978 exploitation horror film "I Spit on Your Grave."
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C.
Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk
Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk was an 18th-century Hasidic master and spiritual leader in Poland, revered as one of the founding figures of Polish Hasidism and a central influence on later Hasidic thought and practice.
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D.
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi and spiritual leader renowned for his passionate advocacy for the Jewish people and his fervent, heartfelt style of worship.
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E.
Baal Shem
Baal Shem is a three-movement suite for violin and orchestra (or piano) by composer Ernest Bloch, inspired by Jewish liturgical and folk traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasidic rebbe
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founder of religious movement ⓘ human ⓘ rabbi ⓘ religious leader ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Baal Shem Tov
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Besht ⓘ |
| birthDate | circa 1698 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Okopy ⓘ |
| birthRegion |
Podolia
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Medzhybizh ⓘ |
| century | 18th century ⓘ |
| coreTeaching |
God is present in all aspects of the world
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importance of devekut (cleaving to God) ⓘ serve God with joy ⓘ simple sincere prayer is precious ⓘ value of the unlearned but sincere Jew ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1760-05-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Medzhybizh ⓘ |
| deathRegion |
Podolia
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Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Ashkenazi Jew
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linked to:
Ashkenazi Jews
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| founded |
Hasidic Judaism
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linked to:
Hasidism
Hasidic movement ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| honorificMeaning | Master of the Good Name ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
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Hasidic dynasties of Eastern Europe ⓘ Nachman of Breslov ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
Shneur Zalman of Liadi ⓘ Yaakov Yosef of Polonne ⓘ
linked to:
Rabbi Yaakov Yosef of Polonne
|
| knownFor |
emphasis on devekut
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emphasis on joy in divine service ⓘ faith healing ⓘ founding Hasidism ⓘ miracle stories ⓘ popularizing Jewish mysticism among the masses ⓘ |
| language |
Hebrew
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Yiddish ⓘ |
| movement |
Hasidic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
|
| name | Yisrael ben Eliezer ⓘ |
| occupation |
healer
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mystic ⓘ rabbi ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Eastern Europe
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Podolia ⓘ Volhynia ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| spiritualSuccessor | Dov Ber of Mezeritch ⓘ |
| tradition |
Kabbalah
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Lurianic Kabbalah ⓘ
linked to:
Lurianic school of Safed
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| veneratedIn |
Hasidic Judaism
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linked to:
Hasidism
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