Jaffe

Article summary

Jaffe and its variant spellings Jaffé, Yaffe and Yaffé ( ) are Hebrew-language surnames. The surname was recorded in Prague in the 16th century. It was recorded in the United Kingdom in the 1881 census, mostly in London. The Jaffe family (Hebrew: יפה) is a distinguished Ashkenazi Jewish Rabbinic family, members of which have produced numerous famous rabbis, court Jews, Talmudic scholars, scientists, businessmen, academics and politicians. Other notable people with this surname include:

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1930 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1955 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1954 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1954 — 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 "1930". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1955". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1954". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1356263926