Wikipedia's first sentence called it “author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in palestine”. Today it says “author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in palestine in his book”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Alexander Aaronsohn ( ; Zikhron Ya'akov , September 28, 1888– Nice , May 28, 1948) was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine in his book, With the Turks in Palestine .1 Aaronsohn was part of the influential Aaronsohn family who were major figures in the Zionist movement; his brother was Aaron Aaronsohn and his sister was Sarah Aaronsohn , the three of whom were founder members of the Jewish spy network NILI . Sarah Aaronsohn was caught by the Turks and brutally tortured for four days; she committed suicide during her captivity in 1917, aged 26. With the Turks in Palestine .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Alexander Aaronsohn (1888–1948) was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine (now Israel ) in his book, With the Turks in Palestine . Aaronsohn was part of the influential Aaronsohn family who were major figures in the Zionist movement; his brother was Aaron Aaronsohn .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Alexander Aaronsohn ( ; Romania , 1888– Palestine , 1948) was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine (now Israel ) in his book, With the Turks in Palestine . Aaronsohn was part of the influential Aaronsohn family who were major figures in the Zionist movement; his brother was Aaron Aaronsohn and his sister was Sarah Aaronsohn the three of whom were founder members of the Jewish spy network NILI.Sarah Aaronsohn was caught by the Turks, brutally tortured and committed suicide in her cell in 1917, aged 26.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Alexander Aaronsohn ( ; Zikhron Ya'akov , 1888– Nice , 1948) was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine in his book, With the Turks in Palestine . Aaronsohn was part of the influential Aaronsohn family who were major figures in the Zionist movement; his brother was Aaron Aaronsohn and his sister was Sarah Aaronsohn , the three of whom were founder members of the Jewish spy network NILI . Sarah Aaronsohn was caught by the Turks, brutally tortured and committed suicide in her cell in 1917, aged 26. With the Turks in Palestine .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Jewish author and activist (1888-1948) Alexander Aaronsohn ( Hebrew : אלכסנדר אהרנסון ; September 28, 1888 – May 28, 1948) was an author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in Palestine in his book, With the Turks in Palestine . Aaronsohn was part of the influential Aaronsohn family who were major figures in the Zionist movement; his brother was Aaron Aaronsohn and his sister was Sarah Aaronsohn , the three of whom were founder members of the Jewish spy network NILI . Sarah Aaronsohn was caught by the Turks and brutally tortured for four days; she committed suicide during her captivity in 1917, aged 26. With the Turks in Palestine .
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author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in palestine
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author and activist who wrote about the plight of people living in palestine in his book
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