Wikipedia's first sentence called it “current national director and chairman of the anti-defamation league of b'nai b'rith”. Today it says “american lawyer and activist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Polish Jewish American lawyer, activist”. It now reads “American lawyer and activist (1940–2026)”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Foxman (b. 1940 ) is the current National Director and chairman of the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith . Foxman has worked for the Anti-Defamation League since 1965 , and was promoted to National Director in 1987 . Born in Poland , Foxman was saved from the Holocaust by his Polish Catholic nanny who had him baptized into the Roman Catholic church and raised him as a Catholic until the end of the Holocaust. Most of his family was not as fortunate as he was, and were murdered in Nazi concentration camps . He arrived in the United States in 1950 with his parents, graduated from Yeshiva of Flatbush, in Brooklyn, New York , and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the City Colege of the City University of New York and graduated with honors in history. Foxman also holds a law degree from New York University 's School of Law, and did graduate work in Jewish studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and in international economics at New York's New School University . Foxman has worked with many world leaders, including past U.S. Presidents , the current U.S. Bush , and many Middle Eastern leaders, as well as with Pope John Paul II .1
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Foxman (born 1940) is the National Director of the Anti-Defamation League .Anthology on armed Jewish resistance, 1939-1945 .
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Anthology on armed Jewish resistance, 1939-1945 .
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Abraham Henry Foxman (born May 1, 1940) is an American lawyer and activist.He was National Director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 to 2015, and is currently the League's National Director Emeritus.In March 2016, he became Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City in order to lead its efforts on antisemitism . Anthology on armed Jewish resistance, 1939-1945 . The New York Times .The New York Times .Museum of Jewish Heritage .
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He served as the national director of the Anti-Defamation League from 1987 to 2015, and is currently the League's national director emeritus. From 2016 to 2021 he served as vice chair of the board of trustees at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City in order to lead its efforts on antisemitism . Anthology on armed Jewish resistance, 1939-1945 . The New York Times . The New York Times . Museum of Jewish Heritage .
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American lawyer and activist (born 1940) Abraham Henry Foxman (born May 1, 1940) is an American lawyer and activist.He served as the national director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) from 1987 to 2015, and is currently the organization's national director emeritus. From 2016 to 2021 he served as vice chair of the board of trustees at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City in order to lead its efforts on antisemitism . Anthology on armed Jewish resistance, 1939-1945 . The New York Times . The New York Times . Museum of Jewish Heritage .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “current national director and chairman of the anti-defamation league of b'nai b'rith”. Today it says “american lawyer and activist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Polish Jewish American lawyer, activist”. It now reads “American lawyer and activist (1940–2026)”. Read the current article and compare.
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current national director and chairman of the anti-defamation league of b'nai b'rith
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american lawyer and activist
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