Wikipedia's first sentence called it “russian-born jewish artist and sculptor who founded the bezalel school in jerusalem”. Today it says “as the founder of the bezalel school and would be later known as the father of the bezalel school movement in i”.
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Boris Schatz ( Hebrew : בוריס שץ ; Russian : Борис Шац ; 23 December 1866 – 23 March 1932) was a Lithuanian Jewish artist and sculptor who settled in Palestine . Schatz was the founder of the Bezalel school and would be later known as the father of the Bezalel school movement in Israeli art, that waned in the 1920s following the introduction of modernism in Israel. After Schatz died, part of his art collection, including a famous self portrait by Dutch Master Jozef Israëls , given to him by the artist, eventually became the nucleus of the Israel Museum . Israeli curators crack a mysterious forgery ".
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Boris Schatz Boris Schatz (בוריס ש"ץ ) (1867 – 1932 ) was a Russian-born Jewish artist and sculptor who founded the Bezalel School in Jerusalem .
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Boris Schatz Boris Schatz (23 December 1866 – 23 March 1932) was a Lithuanian Jewish artist and sculptor who settled in Palestine .Schatz, ( בוריס שץ ), who became known as the "father of Israeli art," founded the Bezalel School in Jerusalem .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Jewish sculptor Boris Schatz ( ; 23 December 1866 – 23 March 1932) was a Lithuanian Jewish artist and sculptor who settled in Israel . Schatz, who became known as the "father of Israeli art," founded the Bezalel School in Jerusalem . After Schatz died, part of his art collection, including a famous self portrait by Dutch Master Jozef Israels , given to him by the artist, eventually became the nucleus of the Israel Museum .Israeli curators crack a mysterious forgery ".
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Jewish sculptor Boris Schatz ( ; 23 December 1866 – 23 March 1932) was a Lithuanian Jewish artist and sculptor who settled in Israel . Schatz, who became known as the "father of Israeli art," founded the Bezalel School in Jerusalem . After Schatz died, part of his art collection, including a famous self portrait by Dutch Master Jozef Israëls , given to him by the artist, eventually became the nucleus of the Israel Museum . Israeli curators crack a mysterious forgery ".
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “russian-born jewish artist and sculptor who founded the bezalel school in jerusalem”. Today it says “as the founder of the bezalel school and would be later known as the father of the bezalel school movement in i”. Read the current article and compare.
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russian-born jewish artist and sculptor who founded the bezalel school in jerusalem
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as the founder of the bezalel school and would be later known as the father of the bezalel school movement in i
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