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Ezras Israel Synagogue

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue in łódź”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue or shul”.
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Ezras Izrael Synagogue , also known as the Wołyńska Shul , was a synagogue in Łódź , Poland located at ul. It was built in 1899-1904 from donations by the Jewish merchants including those expelled from Tsarist Lithuania and Belarus area. The architect was Gustaw Landau-Gutenteger. The synagogue flourished for only three decades. It was burned to the ground by the Nazis on November 11, 1939 before the Łódź Ghetto was set up. Ezras Izrael Synagogue in Łódź, Poland.1

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue in łódź”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue or shul”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

synagogue in łódź

Now

former orthodox jewish congregation and synagogue or shul

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