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Great Synagogue (Bila Tserkva)

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in the middle of the 19th century”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish synagogue”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Great Synagogue in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine Synagogue Bila Tserkva Between 1895 and 1910”. It now reads “Former synagogue in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine”.
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The opening as it read in 2025

Former synagogue in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine For similarly named synagogues, see Choral Synagogue and Great Synagogue . The Great Synagogue or Choral Synagogue is a former Orthodox Jewish synagogue , located on Yaroslava Mudroho Street, in Bila Tserkva , Kyiv Oblast , Ukraine . The synagogue was built in the former Russian Empire in 1860 and the congregation worshipped in the Ashkenazi rite . The building has been used as a college since the 1950s. In 2019 it was announced that the synagogue will be returned to the local Jewish community.

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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “built in the middle of the 19th century”. Today it says “former orthodox jewish synagogue”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Great Synagogue in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine Synagogue Bila Tserkva Between 1895 and 1910”. It now reads “Former synagogue in Bila Tserkva, Ukraine”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

built in the middle of the 19th century

Now

former orthodox jewish synagogue

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