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Kovner

Kovner is a surname of Yiddish origin, meaning "a person from the city of Kovne" (now Kaunas Lithuania). * Abba Kovner (1918–1987), Israeli poet and World War II partisan * Meir Vilner (1918–2003), born Ber Kovner, Israeli politician * Bruce Kovner (born 1945), American businessman * Rachel Kovner (born 1979), American judge * Elyasaf Kowner (born 1970), Israeli artist * Rotem Kowner (born 1960), Israeli historian and psychologist

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Kovner is a surname of Yiddish origin, meaning "a person from the city of Kovne" (now Kaunas Lithuania). * Abba Kovner (1918–1987), Israeli poet and World War II partisan * Meir Vilner (1918–2003), born Ber Kovner, Israeli politician * Bruce Kovner (born 1945), American businessman * Rachel Kovner (born 1979), American judge * Elyasaf Kowner (born 1970), Israeli artist * Rotem Kowner (born 1960), Israeli historian and psychologist

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  1. date of birth: 1945 — 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 "1945". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1311414508

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