Halperin

Article summary

Halperin (sometimes spelled as Halparin or Hailperin) is a variation of the Jewish surname Heilprin. Both forms are Southern Yiddish for Heilbrun, that is the German city Heilbronn. The name is sometimes transliterated into the Cyrillic alphabet as Galperin (the Russian letter Ge used to be pronounced closer to German H in many words). The German form of the Jewish surname is Heilbronn. Notable people with this surname include: * Bertrand Halperin (born 1941), American theoretical physicist * David M. Halperin (born 1952), American theorist in gender studies, queer theory and other fields * Donald Halperin (1945–2006), New York politician * Elchonon Halpern, (1921–2015), Grand Rabbi of Golders Green. In Hebrew spelt היילפרין, literally pronounced 'Heilprin' * Emmanuel Halperin, (born 1943), Israeli media personality * Ian Halperin (born 1964), Canadian investigative journalist, writer and documentary filmmaker * Israel Halperin (1911–2007), Canadian academic * Isser Halperin, later Isser Harel (1912–2003), spymaster of the intelligence and the security services of Israel * James L.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1941 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1952 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1943 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1952 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1976 — 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 birth is "1941". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1943". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1976". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
8. 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=1314162196