In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “uk chassidic jew”. Today it says “british-born jewish journalist and an early leader of the zionist movement in the united states and england”.
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The opening as it read in 2010
Jacob de Haas (1872 – 1937) was an UK Chassidic Jew , a journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement.1De Haas was the secretary of the First Zionist Congress and he introduced Theodor Herzl to the UK in the " Jewish World " .2He moved to the USA in 1902. Theodor Herzl, had suggested to Richard Gottheil that he hire de Haas as the new secretary of the Federation of American Zionists (FAZ) to replace Stephen Samuel Wise . De Haas assumed the leadership of the fragmented American Zionist movement. One of his best known accomplishments was his befriending of Louis Brandeis , the best known, and admired secular Jew in America. De Haas introduced Brandeis to the ideas of Theodor Herzl and ideals of Zionism. After a relatively short period of examination and self-examination, Louis Brandeis became an ardent, committed Zionist in 1908. More importantly, Brandeis, would head the FAZ and the American Zionist movement by 1912.3
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Jacob de Haas (13 August 1872 – 21 March 1937) was a British Hasidic Jew , a journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement, who propagated the movement in the United States.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Jacob de Haas (13 August 1872 – 21 March 1937) was a British-born Jewish journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement in the United States.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
British-born Jewish journalist Jacob de Haas (13 August 1872 – 21 March 1937) was a British-born Jewish journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement in the United States.
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The opening as it stood in 2025
British-born Jewish journalist and Zionist leader Jacob de Haas (13 August 1872 – 21 March 1937) was a British-born Jewish journalist and an early leader of the Zionist movement in the United States and England . He was the secretary of the First Zionist Congress and introduced Theodor Herzl to the UK via the Jewish World newspaper.
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “uk chassidic jew”. Today it says “british-born jewish journalist and an early leader of the zionist movement in the united states and england”. Read the current article and compare.
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uk chassidic jew
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british-born jewish journalist and an early leader of the zionist movement in the united states and england
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