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Free Synagogue of Flushing

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue in the flushing neighborhood of queens”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and historic synagogue located at 41-60 kissena boulevard in the flushing neighborho”.
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Free Synagogue of Flushing is a Reform Jewish congregation and historic synagogue located at 41-60 Kissena Boulevard in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens in New York City , New York , United States. The synagogue's establishment is based on the free synagogue movement, started by Stephen Samuel Wise . The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. National Register of Historic Places . National Register of Historic Places .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “synagogue in the flushing neighborhood of queens”. Today it says “reform jewish congregation and historic synagogue located at 41-60 kissena boulevard in the flushing neighborho”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

synagogue in the flushing neighborhood of queens

Now

reform jewish congregation and historic synagogue located at 41-60 kissena boulevard in the flushing neighborho

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