Emil Fackenheim
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Emil Fackenheim was a German-born Jewish philosopher and theologian best known for his post-Holocaust religious thought, especially his insistence on a new commandment forbidding Jews to grant Hitler a posthumous victory.
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| Emil Fackenheim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emil Fackenheim Context triple: [the search for God after the Holocaust, influencedByThinker, Emil Fackenheim]
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Rabbi Joachim Prinz
Rabbi Joachim Prinz was a German-American rabbi and civil rights leader known for his outspoken opposition to Nazism and his prominent speech at the 1963 March on Washington.
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Mordecai Kaplan
Mordecai Kaplan was a 20th-century American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher best known for founding Reconstructionist Judaism, a modern movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization.
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Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Joseph B. Soloveitchik was a leading 20th-century Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and philosopher whose writings profoundly shaped modern Jewish thought and religious Zionism.
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Yosef Haim Brenner
Yosef Haim Brenner was a pioneering Hebrew writer, literary critic, and central figure of the early Zionist cultural renaissance in pre-state Israel.
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Mordechai Bentov
Mordechai Bentov was an Israeli politician and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served in several ministerial roles in the early years of the state.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Emil Fackenheim Target entity description: Emil Fackenheim was a German-born Jewish philosopher and theologian best known for his post-Holocaust religious thought, especially his insistence on a new commandment forbidding Jews to grant Hitler a posthumous victory.
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A.
Rabbi Joachim Prinz
Rabbi Joachim Prinz was a German-American rabbi and civil rights leader known for his outspoken opposition to Nazism and his prominent speech at the 1963 March on Washington.
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B.
Mordecai Kaplan
Mordecai Kaplan was a 20th-century American rabbi, theologian, and philosopher best known for founding Reconstructionist Judaism, a modern movement that views Judaism as an evolving religious civilization.
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C.
Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Joseph B. Soloveitchik was a leading 20th-century Orthodox rabbi, Talmudist, and philosopher whose writings profoundly shaped modern Jewish thought and religious Zionism.
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D.
Yosef Haim Brenner
Yosef Haim Brenner was a pioneering Hebrew writer, literary critic, and central figure of the early Zionist cultural renaissance in pre-state Israel.
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E.
Mordechai Bentov
Mordechai Bentov was an Israeli politician and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence who served in several ministerial roles in the early years of the state.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Holocaust theologian
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person ⓘ philosopher ⓘ rabbi ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1916-06-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Halle an der Saale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Canada
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Germany ⓘ Israel ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2003-09-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Halle University
NERFINISHED
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University of Aberdeen NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer | University of Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Jews
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surface form:
Jewish people
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| familyName | Fackenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
German idealism
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Holocaust theology ⓘ Jewish theology ⓘ existentialism ⓘ philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| givenName | Emil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Holocaust studies
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contemporary Jewish theology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Franz Rosenzweig
NERFINISHED
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G. W. F. Hegel NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant ⓘ Martin Buber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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German ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
post-Holocaust Jewish thought
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relationship between Judaism and modern philosophy ⓘ |
| movement | modern Jewish philosophy ⓘ |
| name | Emil Ludwig Fackenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableConcept | Jewish response to Auschwitz as religious imperative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
614th commandment
NERFINISHED
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prohibition on granting Hitler a posthumous victory ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Encounters between Judaism and Modern Philosophy
NERFINISHED
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God’s Presence in History NERFINISHED ⓘ God’s Presence in History: Jewish Affirmations and Philosophical Reflections NERFINISHED ⓘ The Jewish Return into History NERFINISHED ⓘ The Religious Dimension in Hegel’s Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ To Mend the World NERFINISHED ⓘ To Mend the World: Foundations of Post-Holocaust Jewish Thought NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation | university professor ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Jerusalem
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Jerusalem
NERFINISHED
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Toronto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Emil Fackenheim Description of subject: Emil Fackenheim was a German-born Jewish philosopher and theologian best known for his post-Holocaust religious thought, especially his insistence on a new commandment forbidding Jews to grant Hitler a posthumous victory.
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