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David Sharbani

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former sephardic chief rabbi”. Today it says “sephardic chief rabbi of colombia”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Chief Rabbi of Colombia”. It now reads “Colombian rabbi (1920–1985)”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023

He served as the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Colombia from the early 1950s to 1978. Following his tenure, Rabbi Sharbani moved to Miami , Florida . He was 64 years old.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “former sephardic chief rabbi”. Today it says “sephardic chief rabbi of colombia”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Chief Rabbi of Colombia”. It now reads “Colombian rabbi (1920–1985)”. Read the current article and compare.
Oct '232025
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Then

former sephardic chief rabbi

Now

sephardic chief rabbi of colombia

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