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Edison Theater (Jerusalem)
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “theater for movies and silent films in the zichron moshe neighborhood of jerusalem”. Today it says “movie theater”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
31°47′11″N 35°13′05″E  /  31.78627°N 35.21795°E  / 31.78627; 35.21795 Edison Theater, 1950, Benno Rothenberg , Meitar Collection, National Library of Israel Reconstructed facade of the Edison Theater, now the site of a housing complex Edison Theater was a movie theater, cultural center and concert venue in the Zichron Moshe neighborhood of Jerusalem . The theater opened in 1932 and closed down in 1995.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “theater for movies and silent films in the zichron moshe neighborhood of jerusalem”. Today it says “movie theater”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
theater for movies and silent films in the zichron moshe neighborhood of jerusalem
Now
movie theater
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