Jewish Publication Society
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The Jewish Publication Society is a nonprofit organization renowned for producing authoritative English translations and scholarly editions of Jewish religious texts and literature.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jewish Publication Society canonical | 1 |
| Soncino Press | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9523113 — 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: Jewish Publication Society Context triple: [Mekhilta de-Rabbi Ishmael, criticalEditionPublisher, Jewish Publication Society]
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A.
Koren Publishers Jerusalem
Koren Publishers Jerusalem is a Jerusalem-based Jewish publishing house known for its high-quality Hebrew and English editions of the Bible, prayer books, and classic and contemporary Jewish thought.
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B.
Society for the Advancement of Judaism
The Society for the Advancement of Judaism is a pioneering New York City synagogue and congregation known as the birthplace of Reconstructionist Judaism and for its innovative, progressive approach to Jewish religious life.
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C.
New York Bible Society
New York Bible Society was the original name of Biblica, a Christian organization dedicated to translating, publishing, and distributing the Bible worldwide.
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D.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is a leading organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of Eastern European Jewish history, culture, and the Yiddish language.
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E.
Rabbinical Council of America
The Rabbinical Council of America is a leading organization of Modern Orthodox rabbis in North America that sets religious standards, provides rabbinic leadership, and represents the movement in communal and public affairs.
- 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: Jewish Publication Society Target entity description: The Jewish Publication Society is a nonprofit organization renowned for producing authoritative English translations and scholarly editions of Jewish religious texts and literature.
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A.
Koren Publishers Jerusalem
Koren Publishers Jerusalem is a Jerusalem-based Jewish publishing house known for its high-quality Hebrew and English editions of the Bible, prayer books, and classic and contemporary Jewish thought.
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B.
Society for the Advancement of Judaism
The Society for the Advancement of Judaism is a pioneering New York City synagogue and congregation known as the birthplace of Reconstructionist Judaism and for its innovative, progressive approach to Jewish religious life.
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C.
New York Bible Society
New York Bible Society was the original name of Biblica, a Christian organization dedicated to translating, publishing, and distributing the Bible worldwide.
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D.
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research is a leading organization dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of Eastern European Jewish history, culture, and the Yiddish language.
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E.
Rabbinical Council of America
The Rabbinical Council of America is a leading organization of Modern Orthodox rabbis in North America that sets religious standards, provides rabbinic leadership, and represents the movement in communal and public affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonprofit organization
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publishing house ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| employs |
biblical scholars
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editors ⓘ translators ⓘ |
| field |
Jewish studies
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biblical translation ⓘ religious publishing ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Hebrew Bible
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linked to:
Tanakh
Jewish ethics ⓘ Jewish history ⓘ Jewish law ⓘ Jewish liturgy ⓘ Jewish religious texts ⓘ Jewish thought ⓘ Tanakh ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
authoritative English translations of Jewish texts
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scholarly editions of Jewish religious literature ⓘ |
| hasTranslationApproach |
faithful to Hebrew text
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literary ⓘ scholarly ⓘ |
| industry | book publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| mission |
to enhance Jewish literacy
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to provide accessible Jewish texts in English ⓘ to support study of Jewish sources ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | nonprofit ⓘ |
| notableWork |
JPS Tanakh
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New Jewish Publication Society of America Tanakh ⓘ
linked to:
JPS Tanakh
The JPS Bible Commentary series ⓘ
linked to:
The JPS Torah Commentary series
The JPS Commentary on the Haggadah ⓘ The JPS Guide series ⓘ The JPS Torah Commentary series ⓘ |
| productOrService |
Bible translations
ⓘ
Jewish educational materials ⓘ commentaries ⓘ reference works ⓘ scholarly editions ⓘ |
| publishes |
Jewish classics
ⓘ
Jewish religious texts in English translation ⓘ Jewish religious texts in Hebrew ⓘ modern Jewish scholarship ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Jewish communities
ⓘ
general readers interested in Judaism ⓘ scholars of Judaism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jewish Publication Society Description of subject: The Jewish Publication Society is a nonprofit organization renowned for producing authoritative English translations and scholarly editions of Jewish religious texts and literature.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jewish Publication Society