Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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Menachem Mendel Schneerson was the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe and a towering 20th-century Hasidic leader known for revitalizing Chabad-Lubavitch and promoting global Jewish outreach and education.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Menachem Mendel Schneerson canonical | 4 |
| Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson | 1 |
| Schneerson | 1 |
| The Lubavitcher Rebbe | 1 |
| seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Menachem Mendel Schneerson Context triple: [Menachem, hasNotableBearer, Menachem Mendel Schneerson]
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Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam
Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam was a prominent Hasidic rebbe and Holocaust survivor who rebuilt Jewish religious life after World War II, founding communities and institutions in both Israel and the United States.
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Moshe Schneersohn
Moshe Schneersohn was a son of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, and a member of the early Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty.
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Yisrael Meir Kagan
Yisrael Meir Kagan, known as the Chofetz Chaim, was a preeminent late-19th and early-20th-century Orthodox rabbi and halachic authority whose ethical and legal works profoundly shaped modern Jewish law and practice.
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Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a preeminent 20th–21st century Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem, widely regarded as one of the leading halachic decisors (poskim) of his generation.
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Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a preeminent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi, halachic authority, and spiritual leader of the Shas movement, renowned for his extensive legal writings and influential religious rulings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Menachem Mendel Schneerson Target entity description: Menachem Mendel Schneerson was the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe and a towering 20th-century Hasidic leader known for revitalizing Chabad-Lubavitch and promoting global Jewish outreach and education.
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A.
Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam
Yekusiel Yehuda Halberstam was a prominent Hasidic rebbe and Holocaust survivor who rebuilt Jewish religious life after World War II, founding communities and institutions in both Israel and the United States.
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B.
Moshe Schneersohn
Moshe Schneersohn was a son of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, and a member of the early Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty.
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C.
Yisrael Meir Kagan
Yisrael Meir Kagan, known as the Chofetz Chaim, was a preeminent late-19th and early-20th-century Orthodox rabbi and halachic authority whose ethical and legal works profoundly shaped modern Jewish law and practice.
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D.
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv
Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a preeminent 20th–21st century Lithuanian-Haredi rabbinic authority in Jerusalem, widely regarded as one of the leading halachic decisors (poskim) of his generation.
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E.
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was a preeminent 20th-century Sephardic rabbi, halachic authority, and spiritual leader of the Shas movement, renowned for his extensive legal writings and influential religious rulings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (78)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hasidic Rebbe
ⓘ
Jewish religious leader ⓘ human ⓘ rabbi ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson
ⓘ
linked to:
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
The Lubavitcher Rebbe ⓘ
linked to:
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
The Rebbe ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Congressional Gold Medal ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Old Montefiore Cemetery
ⓘ
Queens ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| commemoratedBy | Education and Sharing Day, USA ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateAwarded | 1994-11-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1902-04-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1994-06-12 ⓘ |
| denomination |
Hasidic Judaism
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidism
|
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
rabbinical studies in Eastern Europe ⓘ École Spéciale des Travaux Publics ⓘ |
| endTime | 1994-06-12 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ashkenazi Jews ⓘ |
| familyName |
Schneerson
ⓘ
linked to:
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
|
| father | Levi Yitzchak Schneerson ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
Hasidic philosophy
ⓘ
Jewish law ⓘ Talmud ⓘ engineering ⓘ |
| founded | worldwide network of Chabad Houses ⓘ |
| givenName | Menachem Mendel ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
770 Eastern Parkway
ⓘ
Crown Heights, Brooklyn ⓘ
linked to:
Crown Heights
|
| ideology |
emphasis on every Jew’s intrinsic value
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integration of secular knowledge with Torah ⓘ messianic consciousness in daily life ⓘ |
| influenced |
Baalei teshuva movement
ⓘ
Chabad-Lubavitch movement ⓘ
linked to:
Chabad-Lubavitch
modern Jewish outreach models ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Jewish education initiatives
ⓘ
extensive correspondence ⓘ global Jewish outreach ⓘ leadership of post-Holocaust Jewish rebuilding ⓘ public talks and farbrengens ⓘ revitalizing Chabad-Lubavitch ⓘ sending emissaries (shluchim) worldwide ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ Russian ⓘ Yiddish ⓘ |
| mother |
Chana Schneerson
ⓘ
linked to:
Chaya Mushka Schneerson
|
| movement | Chabad outreach movement ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ten Mitzvah Campaigns (Mivtzaim) ⓘ |
| office |
Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch
ⓘ
linked to:
Hasidic Rebbe
|
| originalNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mykolaiv
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New York City
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| positionHeld |
seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe
ⓘ
linked to:
Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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| precededBy | Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| religiousMovement | Chabad-Lubavitch ⓘ |
| religiousTitle |
Rabbi
ⓘ
Rebbe ⓘ |
| residence |
Crown Heights, Brooklyn
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linked to:
Crown Heights
New York City ⓘ |
| signatureWork | global shlichus (emissary) system ⓘ |
| spouse | Chaya Mushka Schneerson ⓘ |
| startTime | 1951-01-17 ⓘ |
| supported |
Jewish day schools
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Mitzvah campaigns ⓘ campus outreach ⓘ |
| wrote |
Igrot Kodesh
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Likkutei Sichos ⓘ Maamarim (Hasidic discourses) ⓘ |
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