Wikipedia's first sentence called it “non-profit organization based in new york”. Today it says “non-profit organization founded in 1987 as an international electronic resource for jewish genealogy”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
JewishGen headquartered at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City The old JewishGen logo JewishGen is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 as an international electronic resource for Jewish genealogy .1 In 2003, JewishGen became an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City . It provides amateur and professional genealogists with the tools to research their Jewish family history and heritage.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
JewishGen headquarters in the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York JewishGen is a non-profit organization based in New York , NY , and focused on Jewish genealogy. In 2003, JewishGen became an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage - A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
JewishGen headquarters in the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, New York JewishGen is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 as a resource for Jewish genealogy . In 2003, JewishGen became an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City . It provides amateur and professional genealogists with the tools to research their Jewish family history and heritage.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
International electronic resource for Jewish genealogy JewishGen is a non-profit organization founded in 1987 as an international electronic resource for Jewish genealogy . In 2003, JewishGen became an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City . It provides amateur and professional genealogists with the tools to research their Jewish family history and heritage.
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “non-profit organization based in new york”. Today it says “non-profit organization founded in 1987 as an international electronic resource for jewish genealogy”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
non-profit organization based in new york
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non-profit organization founded in 1987 as an international electronic resource for jewish genealogy
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