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Asmara Synagogue

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “only surviving remnant of the once jewish community in the country of eritrea”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”.
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The opening as it read in 2015

Asmara Synagogue ( , ) is the only surviving remnant of the Jewish community in Eritrea .1 Built in 1906, includes a Jewish cemetery, classrooms, and a main sanctuary. All aspects of the synagogue today are taken care of by Samuel Cohen, an Asmara native who remained in the country to look after the edifice.2

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “only surviving remnant of the once jewish community in the country of eritrea”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

only surviving remnant of the once jewish community in the country of eritrea

Now

orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue

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