Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi from bohemia”. Today it says “czech rabbi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rabbi of the Jewish community in Jungbunzlau”. It now reads “Czech rabbi (1812–1883)”.
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Isak Elbogen (23 November 1812, Smíchov – 29 August 1883, Vienna ), was a rabbi from Bohemia (now in the Czech Republic ). He worked in the synagogue in Smíchov and for almost his entire professional career as a regional rabbi of the Jewish community in Jungbunzlau (now Mladá Boleslav ), then one of the most important in Bohemia. Die Rabbiner der Emanzipationszeit in den deutschen, böhmischen und großpolnischen Ländern 1781–1871 [ The rabbis of the emancipation period in the German, Bohemian and Great Polish countries 1781–1871 ] (in German). Die Juden und Judengemeinden Böhmens in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart (The Jews and Jewish communities of Bohemia in the past and present) (in German).
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “rabbi from bohemia”. Today it says “czech rabbi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Rabbi of the Jewish community in Jungbunzlau”. It now reads “Czech rabbi (1812–1883)”. Read the current article and compare.
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rabbi from bohemia
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czech rabbi
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