Eli Schechtman

Article summary

Eli Schechtman (or Shekhtman or Shechtman) ( ; September 8, 1908 – January 1, 1996) was a Yiddish writer. He defined the purpose of his work as follows: "My mission in Jewish literature was and still is ... to show to those who negate the power of the Galut, how mighty – spiritually and physically – were the generations who grew up in that Galut, even in the most godforsaken places." In March 1953, several days before the official announcement of Stalin's death, Eli Schechtman was imprisoned as a Jewish nationalist and charged with espionage and Zionism. He was released several months after Stalin's death due to "lack of evidence of guilt." Schechtman lived and worked in Israel from 1972 until his death in 1996.

Key claims

1. date of death: 1996-01-01 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. publication date: 1940 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1961 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 1965 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. publication date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. publication date: 1981 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. publication date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. publication date: 2001 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. publication date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. publication date: 2018 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. publication date: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. publication date: 2000 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. publication date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
14. publication date: 1983 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
15. release date: 1972 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of death is "1996-01-01". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the publication date is "1940". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1961". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "1965". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the publication date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the publication date is "1981". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the publication date is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the publication date is "2001". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the publication date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the publication date is "2018". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. The record states that the publication date is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
13. The record states that the publication date is "2000". What evidence would count against this claim?
14. The record states that the publication date is "2005". What evidence would count against this claim?
15. The record states that the publication date is "1983". What evidence would count against this claim?
16. The record states that the release date is "1972". What evidence would count against this claim?
17. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
18. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371547693