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Else Lasker-Schüler
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “german jewish poet”. Today it says “german poet and playwright”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Jewish German poet”. It now reads “German poet and playwright (1869–1945)”.
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Else Lasker-Schüler (née Elisabeth Schüler ) ( ; 11 February 1869 – 22 January 1945) was a German-Jewish poet and playwright famous for her bohemian lifestyle in Berlin and her poetry. She was one of the few women affiliated with the Expressionist movement. Lasker-Schüler fled Nazi Germany and lived out the rest of her life in Jerusalem . The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women . Posted at the Jewish Women's Archive.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “german jewish poet”. Today it says “german poet and playwright”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Jewish German poet”. It now reads “German poet and playwright (1869–1945)”. Read the current article and compare.
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german jewish poet
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german poet and playwright
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