Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish scholar in jewish culture and history”. Today it says “german-jewish historian and zionist historiographer best known for his biography of theodor herzl”.
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Alex Bein Alex Bein ( Hebrew : אלכסנדר ביין) (born Alexander Bein on 21 January 1903, Steinach an der Saale in Bavaria , southern Germany ; died 20 June 1988, Stockholm ) was a Jewish scholar in Jewish culture and history, one of the founders of Zionist historiography .1He is best known for his biography of Theodor Herzl .2Since 1933 he was resident of Jerusalem . Alex Bein was director of the Central Zionist Archives and the first State Archivist of Israel . In recognition of his research, Bein was awarded the Israel Prize in 1987 for Zionist historiography. "About the Author" in the translation of Bein's book The Jewish Question "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1987 (in Hebrew)" .3
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Alex Bein ( Hebrew : אלכסנדר ביין) (born 1903, southern Germany ; died 1988, Stockholm ) was a Jewish scholar in Jewish culture and history, one of the founders of Zionist historiography . He is best known for his biography of Theodor Herzl . Since 1933 he was resident of Jerusalem . Alex Bein was director of the Central Zionist Archives and the first State Archivist of Israel . In recognition of his research, Bein was awarded the Israel Prize in 1987 for Zionist historiography. "About the Author" in the translation of Bein's book The Jewish Question "Israel Prize Official Site - Recipients in 1987 (in Hebrew)" .
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Alex Bein Alex Bein ( Hebrew : אלכסנדר ביין) (born 21 January 1903; died 20 June 1988) was a German-Jewish historian and Zionist historiographer best known for his biography of Theodor Herzl .
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German-Jewish historian and Zionist historiographer Alex Bein ( Hebrew : אלכסנדר ביין ; 21 January 1903 – 20 June 1988) was a German-Jewish historian and Zionist historiographer best known for his biography of Theodor Herzl .
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jewish scholar in jewish culture and history
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german-jewish historian and zionist historiographer best known for his biography of theodor herzl
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