In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “jewish zionist leader born in kisvárda”. Today it says “hungarian-born zionist activist in mandatory palestine and a member of the pre-state jewish underground irgun”.
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Dov Béla Gruner ( Hebrew : דב בלה גרונר ; December 6, 1912 – April 16, 1947) was a Hungarian-born Zionist activist in Mandatory Palestine and a member of the pre-state Jewish underground Irgun . On April 16, 1947, Gruner was executed by the British Mandatory authorities in Palestine on charges of "firing on policemen and setting explosive charges with the intent of killing personnel on His Majesty's service." He is honored as one of the Olei Hagardom , the twelve Jewish pre-independence fighters who were executed by British and Egyptian authorities.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Dov Gruner ( ) was a Jewish Zionist leader born in Kisvárda , Hungary on December 6, 1912. On April 19, 1947, he was executed by the British Mandatory authorities in Palestine for his role in the pre-state Jewish underground known as the Irgun .
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Dov Grüner Dov Bela Gruner ( Hebrew :דֹּב בֶּלָה גְּרוּנֶר; December 6, 1912 - April 16, 1947) was a Hungarian-born Zionist activist in Mandatory Palestine and a member of the pre-state Jewish underground Irgun .On April 19, 1947, Grüner was executed by the British Mandatory authorities in Palestine on charges of "firing on policemen and setting explosive charges with the intent of killing personnel on His Majesty's service." He is honored as one of the Olei Hagardom , the twelve Jewish pre-independence fighters who were executed by British and Egyptian authorities.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Dov Béla Gruner ( ; 1912–1947) was a Hungarian-born Zionist activist in Mandatory Palestine and a member of the pre-state Jewish underground Irgun . On April 16, 1947, Gruner was executed by the British Mandatory authorities in Palestine on charges of "firing on policemen and setting explosive charges with the intent of killing personnel on His Majesty's service." He is honored as one of the Olei Hagardom , the twelve Jewish pre-independence fighters who were executed by British and Egyptian authorities.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Zionist activist (1912–1947) Dov Béla Gruner ( ; 1912–1947) was a Hungarian-born Zionist activist in Mandatory Palestine and a member of the pre-state Jewish underground Irgun . On April 16, 1947, Gruner was executed by the British Mandatory authorities in Palestine on charges of "firing on policemen and setting explosive charges with the intent of killing personnel on His Majesty's service." He is honored as one of the Olei Hagardom , the twelve Jewish pre-independence fighters who were executed by British and Egyptian authorities.
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jewish zionist leader born in kisvárda
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hungarian-born zionist activist in mandatory palestine and a member of the pre-state jewish underground irgun
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