Triple

T16890436
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Boris Thomashefsky E424156 entity
Predicate familyName P18 FINISHED
Object Thomashefsky
Thomashefsky is the surname of a prominent Jewish-American theatrical family best known for their pioneering role in Yiddish theater in the United States.
 E1239159 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Thomashefsky | Statement: [Boris Thomashefsky, familyName, Thomashefsky]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomashefsky
Context triple: [Boris Thomashefsky, familyName, Thomashefsky]
  • A. Zaslofsky
    Zaslofsky is a surname most notably associated with Max Zaslofsky, an early star guard in the National Basketball Association.
  • B. Mileikowsky
    Mileikowsky is a Jewish family name notably borne by Benzion Mileikowsky, a Zionist activist and scholar and father of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • C. Suschitzky
    Suschitzky is the surname of a family that includes notable cinematographers and photographers, such as Peter Suschitzky.
  • D. Joffe
    Joffe is a surname most notably associated with Adolf Joffe, a prominent early 20th-century Russian revolutionary and diplomat.
  • E. Arshawsky
    Arshawsky is the original family surname of renowned American jazz clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Thomashefsky
Triple: [Boris Thomashefsky, familyName, Thomashefsky]
Generated description
Thomashefsky is the surname of a prominent Jewish-American theatrical family best known for their pioneering role in Yiddish theater in the United States.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Thomashefsky
Target entity description: Thomashefsky is the surname of a prominent Jewish-American theatrical family best known for their pioneering role in Yiddish theater in the United States.
  • A. Zaslofsky
    Zaslofsky is a surname most notably associated with Max Zaslofsky, an early star guard in the National Basketball Association.
  • B. Mileikowsky
    Mileikowsky is a Jewish family name notably borne by Benzion Mileikowsky, a Zionist activist and scholar and father of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • C. Suschitzky
    Suschitzky is the surname of a family that includes notable cinematographers and photographers, such as Peter Suschitzky.
  • D. Joffe
    Joffe is a surname most notably associated with Adolf Joffe, a prominent early 20th-century Russian revolutionary and diplomat.
  • E. Arshawsky
    Arshawsky is the original family surname of renowned American jazz clarinetist and bandleader Artie Shaw.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d889da3e8c8190a2b118f383f0beac completed April 10, 2026, 5:25 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3bbc473d4819090cfea374ef5ca49 completed April 18, 2026, 5:13 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a00c2c1eee48190bc906e658d7729a4 completed May 10, 2026, 5:39 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a00c3b4a36c8190804b8616958002fc completed May 10, 2026, 5:43 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00c4371d7481908ee341415606c0a5 completed May 10, 2026, 5:45 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:29 a.m.