Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the greatest teachers of torah in the sephardic jewish world in the 20th century”. Today it says “sephardic jewish rabbi who was rosh yeshiva”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Notable students”.
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Ezra Attiya ( ; ) (31 January 1887 – 25 May 1970) was one of the greatest teachers of Torah in the Sephardic Jewish world during the 20th century. He was rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 45 years, nurturing thousands of students who, together with their students, constitute the bulk of Sephardic Torah leadership today. "Rabbi Ezra Attia: Builder of Torah" in The Torah Profile: A treasury of biographical sketches (1998).
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ezra Attiya (31 January 1885 – 25 May 1970) ( ) was one of the greatest teachers of Torah in the Sephardic Jewish world in the 20th century. He was rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 45 years, nurturing thousands of students who, together with their students, constitute the bulk of Sephardic Torah leadership today. Rabbi Ezra Attia: Builder of Torah . Printed in The Torah Profile: A treasury of biographical sketches (1998).
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Ezra Attiya ( ; ) (31 January 1885 – 25 May 1970) was one of the greatest teachers of Torah in the Sephardic Jewish world during the 20th century. He was rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 45 years, nurturing thousands of students who, together with their students, constitute the bulk of Sephardic Torah leadership today. "Rabbi Ezra Attia: Builder of Torah" in The Torah Profile: A treasury of biographical sketches (1998).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Ezra Attiya ( ; ; 31 January 1885 – 25 May 1970) was one of the greatest teachers of Torah in the Sephardic Jewish world during the 20th century. He was rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 45 years, nurturing thousands of students who, together with their students, constitute the bulk of Sephardic Torah leadership today. "Rabbi Ezra Attia: Builder of Torah" in The Torah Profile: A treasury of biographical sketches (1998).
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Ezra Attiya ( Hebrew : עזרא עטייה ; Arabic : عزرا عطية ; 31 January 1885 – 25 May 1970) was one of the greatest teachers of Torah in the Sephardic Jewish world during the 20th century. He was rosh yeshiva of Porat Yosef Yeshiva in Jerusalem for 45 years, nurturing thousands of students who, together with their students, constitute the bulk of Sephardic Torah leadership today. "Rabbi Ezra Attia: Builder of Torah" in The Torah Profile: A treasury of biographical sketches (1998).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of the greatest teachers of torah in the sephardic jewish world in the 20th century”. Today it says “sephardic jewish rabbi who was rosh yeshiva”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Notable students”. Read the current article and compare.
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sephardic jewish rabbi who was rosh yeshiva
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Notable students
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