Wikipedia's first sentence called it “british people of jewish descent who maintain a connection to the jewish community”. Today it says “jewish ethnic group history communities population denominations orthodox modern haredi hasidic reform conserva”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
The number of people who identified as Jews in the United Kingdom rose by just under 4% between 2001 and 2021. Office for National Statistics . "Scotland's Census 2022 - Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion - Chart data" . National Records of Scotland . 21 May 2024 . Alternative URL 'Search data by location' > 'All of Scotland' > 'Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion' > 'Religion' "MS-B21: Religion" .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
The United Kingdom contains the second largest Jewish population in Western Europe after France's Jewish community and is the seventh largest Jewish community worldwide. British Jews span a range of religious affiliations.
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The UK is home to the second largest Jewish population in Europe, and has the fifth largest Jewish community worldwide .The number of identifying Jews in England and Wales has risen slightly over the past decade, indicating a stability which contrasts with the usual impression of relentless diaspora decline.The growth is largely due to the rapid growth of the Charedi community .
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The number of people who identified as Jews in England and Wales rose slightly between 2001 and 2011, with the growth being attributed to the higher birth rate of the haredi community.
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The number of people who identified as Jews in the United Kingdom rose by just under 4% between 2001 and 2021.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “british people of jewish descent who maintain a connection to the jewish community”. Today it says “jewish ethnic group history communities population denominations orthodox modern haredi hasidic reform conserva”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
british people of jewish descent who maintain a connection to the jewish community
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jewish ethnic group history communities population denominations orthodox modern haredi hasidic reform conserva
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