Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the founders of tel aviv”. Today it says “zionist activist”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Akiva Arie Weiss House, built 1909 Akiva Arieh Weiss ( Akiva Aryeh Weiss ) (1868-1947) was one of the founders of Tel Aviv . Weiss, a jeweler and watchmaker, was born within the Russian Empire. He made aliyah from Russian Poland to the Jewish homeland in 1906. As President of the then newly established Building Society, Weiss presided over the 1909 real estate lottery in which 66 Jewish families drew numbers written on seashells to determine the allocation of lots in the about-to-be established city of Tel Aviv. Weiss was a founder of the textile industry in Mandatory Palestine, and built the earliest textile factory, the Lodzia House .1
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Akiva Arie Weiss House, built 1909 Akiva Arieh Weiss , also spelled Aryeh (1868-1947), was a Zionist activist, architect, and city planner in Palestine.He is best known as the primary founder of Tel Aviv .He had been the initiator of the project to create the "first Hebrew city" in Palestine and presided over its establishment.He also helped establish the Jewish diamond industry and textile industry in Palestine.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Akiva Arie Weiss House, ground floor built 1909 Akiva Arieh Weiss , also spelled Aryeh (1868-1947), was a Zionist activist, architect, and city planner in Palestine. He is best known as the primary founder of Tel Aviv . He had been the initiator of the project to create the "first Hebrew city" in Palestine and presided over its establishment. He also helped establish the Jewish diamond industry and textile industry in Palestine.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Zionist activist and architect (1868–1947) Akiva Arie Weiss House, ground floor built 1909 Akiva Arieh Weiss , also spelled Aryeh (December 11, 1868 – May 23, 1947), was a Zionist activist, architect, and city planner in Palestine . He is best known as the primary founder of Tel Aviv . He had been the initiator of the project to create the "first Hebrew city" in Palestine and presided over its establishment. He also helped establish the Jewish diamond industry and textile industry in Palestine.
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one of the founders of tel aviv
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zionist activist
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