Wikipedia's first sentence called it “leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of jewish settlement in palestine and during the earl”. Today it says “leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of jewish settlement in mandatory palestine and durin”.
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Ezriel Carlebach (also Azriel ; born Esriel Gotthelf Carlebach , Hebrew : עזריאל קרליבך , Yiddish : עזריאל קארלעבאך ; November 7, 1908 – February 12, 1956) was a leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel . He was the first editor-in-chief of Israel's two largest newspapers, Yediot Ahronot , and then Ma'ariv .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Ezriel Carlebach (also Azriel, born Esriel Gotthelf Carlebach , , . Leipzig 7 November 1909 – 12 February 1956 Tel Aviv , Israel ) was a journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel . He was the founder and first editor of the newspaper Ma'ariv .
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Ezriel Carlebach (also Azriel ; born Esriel Gotthelf Carlebach , , ; November 7, 1909 – February 12, 1956) was a prominent journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel .He was the first editor of Israel's two largest newspapers, beginning with Yediot Ahronot , which he left to found Ma'ariv .
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Ezriel Carlebach (also Azriel ; born Esriel Gotthelf Carlebach , , ; November 7, 1908 – February 12, 1956) was a leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel . He was the first editor-in-chief of Israel's two largest newspapers, Yediot Ahronot , and then Ma'ariv .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Journalist and editorial writer Ezriel Carlebach (also Azriel ; born Esriel Gotthelf Carlebach , , ; November 7, 1908 – February 12, 1956) was a leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of Jewish settlement in Palestine and during the early days of the state of Israel . He was the first editor-in-chief of Israel's two largest newspapers, Yediot Ahronot , and then Ma'ariv .
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Then
leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of jewish settlement in palestine and during the earl
Now
leading journalist and editorial writer during the period of jewish settlement in mandatory palestine and durin
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