Beilis trial (1911–1913)
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The Beilis trial (1911–1913) was a notorious antisemitic show trial in the Russian Empire, in which Jewish factory worker Menahem Mendel Beilis was falsely accused of ritual murder, drawing international outrage and highlighting the dangers of state-sponsored prejudice.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beilis affair | 1 |
| Beilis case | 1 |
| Beilis trial (1911–1913) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7750636 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Beilis trial (1911–1913) Context triple: [Kiev, Russian Empire, hasNotableEvent, Beilis trial (1911–1913)]
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Moscow Trials
The Moscow Trials were a series of highly publicized show trials in the late 1930s Soviet Union, where many Old Bolsheviks and other alleged opponents of Joseph Stalin were forced to confess to fabricated crimes and subsequently executed or imprisoned.
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Wilhelmstrasse Trial
The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.
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Nuremberg Milch Trial
The Nuremberg Milch Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to forced labor and the exploitation of concentration camp prisoners.
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Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
- 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)
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Target entity: Beilis trial (1911–1913) Target entity description: The Beilis trial (1911–1913) was a notorious antisemitic show trial in the Russian Empire, in which Jewish factory worker Menahem Mendel Beilis was falsely accused of ritual murder, drawing international outrage and highlighting the dangers of state-sponsored prejudice.
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A.
Moscow Trials
The Moscow Trials were a series of highly publicized show trials in the late 1930s Soviet Union, where many Old Bolsheviks and other alleged opponents of Joseph Stalin were forced to confess to fabricated crimes and subsequently executed or imprisoned.
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B.
Wilhelmstrasse Trial
The Wilhelmstrasse Trial was one of the subsequent Nuremberg war crimes trials, prosecuting high-ranking officials of Nazi Germany’s ministries and government agencies for their roles in planning and executing aggressive war and atrocities.
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C.
Nuremberg Milch Trial
The Nuremberg Milch Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal that prosecuted Luftwaffe Field Marshal Erhard Milch for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to forced labor and the exploitation of concentration camp prisoners.
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D.
Buchenwald Trial
The Buchenwald Trial was a post–World War II U.S. military tribunal held at Dachau in 1947 to prosecute SS personnel and collaborators for war crimes and atrocities committed at the Buchenwald concentration camp.
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E.
Krupp Trial
The Krupp Trial was a post–World War II Nuremberg military tribunal in which leading executives of the German arms manufacturer Krupp were prosecuted for war crimes and crimes against humanity related to their use of forced labor and support of Nazi aggression.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
antisemitic incident
ⓘ
criminal trial ⓘ show trial ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Beilis affair
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linked to:
Beilis trial (1911–1913)
Beilis case ⓘ
linked to:
Beilis trial (1911–1913)
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| charge |
murder
ⓘ
ritual murder ⓘ |
| chronology | followed the 1911 murder of schoolboy Andrei Yushchinsky ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| defendant | Menahem Mendel Beilis ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
contemporary newspaper reports
ⓘ
historical studies of Russian antisemitism ⓘ memoirs of Menahem Mendel Beilis ⓘ |
| endTime | 1913 ⓘ |
| genre | political trial ⓘ |
| hasCause |
antisemitism
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state-sponsored prejudice ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
damage to international reputation of the Russian Empire
ⓘ
increased awareness of antisemitism in Eastern Europe ⓘ strengthening of global opposition to blood libel accusations ⓘ |
| hasPart |
criminal investigation of Menahem Mendel Beilis
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jury trial in Kiev ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Russian ⓘ |
| legalSystem | judicial system of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| location |
Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Kyiv
Kiev Governorate ⓘ Ukraine (historical region within the Russian Empire) ⓘ
linked to:
Ukraine (historical region)
|
| motiveAttributedByAccusers | blood libel ⓘ |
| notableAspect |
extensive press coverage abroad
ⓘ
involvement of expert witnesses on Jewish law and ritual ⓘ politically motivated prosecution ⓘ use of fabricated evidence ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Russian liberal intelligentsia
ⓘ
foreign press ⓘ international Jewish organizations ⓘ |
| outcome | acquittal of Menahem Mendel Beilis ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
international protest against antisemitism in the Russian Empire
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public debate on blood libel myths ⓘ |
| startTime | 1911 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
antisemitic press in the Russian Empire
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reactionary elements in the Russian government ⓘ |
| topic |
antisemitism
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blood libel ⓘ human rights in the Russian Empire ⓘ miscarriage of justice ⓘ |
| verdict | not guilty ⓘ |
| victim | Andrei Yushchinsky ⓘ |
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Subject: Beilis trial (1911–1913) Description of subject: The Beilis trial (1911–1913) was a notorious antisemitic show trial in the Russian Empire, in which Jewish factory worker Menahem Mendel Beilis was falsely accused of ritual murder, drawing international outrage and highlighting the dangers of state-sponsored prejudice.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Beilis trial (1911–1913)
linked to: Beilis trial (1911–1913)