Wikipedia's first sentence called it “writer and journalist”. Today it says “british writer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith (Hebrew: איתמר הנדלמן סמית; born May 30, 1976 in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name”. It now reads “Israeli writer Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith ( ; born May 30, 1976, in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name”.
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Israeli writer Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith ( Hebrew : איתמר הנדלמן סמית ; born May 30, 1976, in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name Ithamar Ben-Canaan , is a British writer, columnist, filmmaker, playwright, and DJ based in London . Handelman-Smith publishes his literary and journalistic works in both English and Hebrew . His latest book Unholy Land , published by Repeater , was released in May 2018. As a documentary filmmaker he's known for Shalom Belfast about Northern Irish factions taking sides in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . Handleman is named after Hebrew-language revivalist Itamar Ben-Avi . Via his paternal side Handelman Smith is descendant of 18th-century Hasidic leader grand rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Itamar Ben Canaan (in Hebrew: איתמר הנדלמן בן כנען , איתמר בן כנען ) is the pen name of Ithamar Handelman smith , born May 30, 1976 in the city of Eilat , Israel , is a writer and journalist . In 2004 Canaan began writing a weekly column in the Time Out magazine of Tel Aviv . He published two volumes of short fiction, two volumes of poetry and one controversial erotic novel with photos taken by his partner at the time, the artist Olga Borozina. Canaan also translated the poetry of Charles Bukowski into Hebrew and edited many translations of other American writings. In 2005 he was a subject of a documentary film called the The Ashkenazim . [1] Canaan lives with his wife Julia Carolyn Ann Handelman Smith in belfast , northern ireland . He is employed by Ha-Ir , a Tel Aviv local newspaper under Haaretz .
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Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith (Hebrew: איתמר הנדלמן סמית; born May 30, 1976 in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name Ithamar Ben-Canaan, is a Jewish writer [1] , columnist, filmmaker, playwright and sometimes DJ [2] based in Paris.He is renowned for several controversial works, both in fiction and non-fiction.His latest BBC documentary is titled Shalom Belfast [3] .He writes weekly for Globes about politics and fashion.He is named after Hebrew language reviver Itamar Ben-Avi .Via his paternal side Handelman Smith is great descendent of 18th century hasidic leader grand rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch .
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Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith (Hebrew: איתמר הנדלמן סמית; born May 30, 1976 in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name Ithamar Ben-Canaan , is a British writer, columnist, filmmaker, playwright, and DJ based in London . Handelman-Smith publishes his literary and journalistic works in both English and Hebrew .His latest book Unholy Land , published by Repeater , was released in May 2018.As a documentary filmmaker he's known for Shalom Belfast about Northern Irish factions taking sides in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict .Handleman is named after Hebrew-language revivalist Itamar Ben-Avi .Via his paternal side Handelman Smith is descendant of 18th-century Hasidic leader grand rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch .
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Israeli writer Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith (Hebrew: איתמר הנדלמן סמית; born May 30, 1976, in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name Ithamar Ben-Canaan , is a British writer, columnist, filmmaker, playwright, and DJ based in London . Handelman-Smith publishes his literary and journalistic works in both English and Hebrew . His latest book Unholy Land , published by Repeater , was released in May 2018. As a documentary filmmaker he's known for Shalom Belfast about Northern Irish factions taking sides in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict . Handleman is named after Hebrew-language revivalist Itamar Ben-Avi . Via his paternal side Handelman Smith is descendant of 18th-century Hasidic leader grand rabbi Dov Ber of Mezeritch .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “writer and journalist”. Today it says “british writer”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith (Hebrew: איתמר הנדלמן סמית; born May 30, 1976 in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name”. It now reads “Israeli writer Handelman Smith as seen in Tel Aviv Museum , 2010 Itamar Handelman Smith ( ; born May 30, 1976, in the city of Eilat , Israel ), also known by his pen name”. Read the current article and compare.
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writer and journalist
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british writer
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