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B'nai Jacob Synagogue (Middletown, Pennsylvania)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic conservative synagogue located at the intersection of nissley and water streets”. Today it says “historic conservative synagogue at the intersection of nissley and water streets in middletown”.
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B'nai Jacob Synagogue is a historic Conservative synagogue located at the intersection of Nissley and Water Streets, Middletown , Dauphin County, Pennsylvania .1 It was built in 1906, and is a one-story brick building with a front gabled roof. The front facade features brick recessed panels with pointed arched windows and a circular window. Atop the front gable is a Star of David . It is the oldest building erected as a synagogue in Dauphin County. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.2 National Register of Historic Places . Historic B'nai Jacob Synagogue: one hundred year anniversary celebration .3

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “historic conservative synagogue located at the intersection of nissley and water streets”. Today it says “historic conservative synagogue at the intersection of nissley and water streets in middletown”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

historic conservative synagogue located at the intersection of nissley and water streets

Now

historic conservative synagogue at the intersection of nissley and water streets in middletown

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