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Congregation Ezra Bessaroth

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sephardic congregation with a synagogue in the seward park neighborhood of seattle”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5412 wilson avenue south”.
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Congregation Ezra Bessaroth is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5412 Wilson Avenue South, in the Seward Park neighborhood of Seattle , Washington , in the United States. Established in 1914, Ezra Bessaroth is one of Seattle's two Sephardic congregations, the other being Sephardic Bikur Holim Congregation . Ezra Bessaroth maintains the liturgy and customs of the Mediterranean Island of Rhodes .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “sephardic congregation with a synagogue in the seward park neighborhood of seattle”. Today it says “orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5412 wilson avenue south”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

sephardic congregation with a synagogue in the seward park neighborhood of seattle

Now

orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue located at 5412 wilson avenue south

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