Samuel Holdheim
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Samuel Holdheim was a pioneering 19th-century German rabbi and theologian who became one of the most radical and influential leaders of early Reform Judaism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Samuel Holdheim canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348593 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Samuel Holdheim Context triple: [Reform Judaism, hasKeyFigure, Samuel Holdheim]
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A.
Emil Sieg
Emil Sieg was a German linguist and philologist known for his pioneering work on Tocharian and other Indo-European languages.
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B.
Gustav Riebmann
Gustav Riebmann is a fictional character from the American prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest," known for being a powerful and manipulative antagonist.
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C.
Leo Friedlander
Leo Friedlander was an American sculptor known for his large-scale public monuments and architectural sculpture, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Christian Heurich
Christian Heurich was a prominent German-American brewer and businessman in Washington, D.C., best known for founding the Christian Heurich Brewing Company and for his historic mansion that now serves as the Heurich House Museum.
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E.
Johannes Steinhoff
Johannes Steinhoff was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who later became a prominent general and key figure in rebuilding the postwar German Air Force and NATO air strategy.
- 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: Samuel Holdheim Target entity description: Samuel Holdheim was a pioneering 19th-century German rabbi and theologian who became one of the most radical and influential leaders of early Reform Judaism.
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A.
Emil Sieg
Emil Sieg was a German linguist and philologist known for his pioneering work on Tocharian and other Indo-European languages.
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B.
Gustav Riebmann
Gustav Riebmann is a fictional character from the American prime-time soap opera "Falcon Crest," known for being a powerful and manipulative antagonist.
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C.
Leo Friedlander
Leo Friedlander was an American sculptor known for his large-scale public monuments and architectural sculpture, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Christian Heurich
Christian Heurich was a prominent German-American brewer and businessman in Washington, D.C., best known for founding the Christian Heurich Brewing Company and for his historic mansion that now serves as the Heurich House Museum.
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E.
Johannes Steinhoff
Johannes Steinhoff was a highly decorated German Luftwaffe fighter ace of World War II who later became a prominent general and key figure in rebuilding the postwar German Air Force and NATO air strategy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German Jew
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Reform rabbi ⓘ person ⓘ rabbi ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| activeIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1806-08-19 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kempno
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
Province of Posen ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Berlin ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Prussia
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linked to:
Prussia
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| deathDate | 1860-08-22 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Berlin
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Kingdom of Prussia ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| educatedAt |
University of Berlin
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linked to:
Humboldt University of Berlin
University of Prague ⓘ
linked to:
Charles University in Prague
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| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Jewish theology
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halakhic reform ⓘ religious reform ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasReligionView | Reform Jewish theology ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Reform Judaism in Germany
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later Reform rabbis and theologians ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocating civil marriage instead of traditional religious marriage law
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advocating far-reaching changes in Jewish law ⓘ being a radical leader of early Reform Judaism ⓘ emphasizing the ethical over the ceremonial in Judaism ⓘ supporting the transfer of the Sabbath to Sunday in some contexts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | Reform Judaism ⓘ |
| name | Samuel Holdheim ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Das Ceremonialgesetz im Messiasreiche
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Die Autonomie der Rabbinen ⓘ Ueber die Autonomie der Rabbinen und das Princip der jüdischen Ehe ⓘ |
| occupation |
rabbi
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religious reformer ⓘ theologian ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rabbi of the Reform congregation in Berlin ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| theologicalPosition |
argued that many ceremonial laws were no longer binding in modern times
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rejected the binding nature of national-political elements of Jewish law ⓘ stressed the universal, ethical mission of Judaism ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Berlin
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Prussia ⓘ |
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Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Ueber die Autonomie der Rabbinen und das Princip der jüdischen Ehe
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Samuel Holdheim
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