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Jay Ruderman
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american activist and philanthropist”. Today it says “american lawyer”.
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The opening as it read in 2015
Jay Seth Ruderman (born 16 March 1966) is an American activist and philanthropist. He is the President of the Ruderman Family Foundation , which focuses on the inclusion of people with disabilities and on the education of Israeli leaders regarding the American Jewish community . The foundation maintains offices in Israel and Boston . He is married to Israeli-American Shira Menashe Ruderman. They live in Greater Boston and have four children.1
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american activist and philanthropist”. Today it says “american lawyer”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
american activist and philanthropist
Now
american lawyer
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