Wikipedia's first sentence called it “german rabbi who was outspoken against nazism and became an american jewish leader”. Today it says “german-american rabbi and activist”.
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Joachim Prinz (May 10, 1902 – September 30, 1988) was a German-American rabbi who was an outspoken activist against Nazism in Germany in the 1930s and later became a leader in the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s. As a young rabbi in Berlin , he urged Jews in Germany to leave the country amidst the rise of the Nazi Party . The Nazi government expelled Prinz in 1937, and he settled in the United States. In his adopted country, he continued his advocacy for European Jews as a leader in the World Zionist Organization . He saw common cause between the fight against Nazism with the drive for civil rights in America and was one of the founding chairmen of the 1963 March on Washington . During the program, Prinz spoke immediately before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech.
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Rabbi Joachim Prinz Joachim Prinz (May 10, 1902 – September 30, 1988 ) was a German rabbi who was outspoken against Nazism and became an American Jewish leader. After his emigration to the United States, he became vice-chairman of the World Jewish Congress , an active member of the World Zionist Organization and a participant in the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Rabbi Joachim Prinz Joachim Prinz (May 10, 1902 – September 30, 1988) was a German - American rabbi who was outspoken against Nazism and became a Zionist leader.As a young rabbi in Berlin , he was forced to confront the rise of Nazism , and eventually emigrated to the United States in 1937. There he became vice-chairman of the World Jewish Congress , an active member of the World Zionist Organization and a participant in the 1963 Civil Rights March on Washington .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Rabbi Joachim Prinz Joachim Prinz (May 10, 1902 – September 30, 1988) was a German - American rabbi who was outspoken against Nazism and became a Zionist leader. As a young rabbi in Berlin , he was forced to confront the rise of Nazism , and eventually emigrated to the United States in 1937. There he became vice-chairman of the World Jewish Congress , an active member of the World Zionist Organization and a participant in the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom .
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German-American rabbi and activist Joachim Prinz (May 10, 1902 – September 30, 1988) was a German - American rabbi who was an outspoken activist against Nazism in Germany in the 1930s and later became a leader in the Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1960s.As a young rabbi in Berlin , he urged Jews in Germany to leave the county amidst the rise of the Nazi Party .The Nazi government expelled Prinz in 1937, and he settled in the United States.In his adopted country, he continued his advocacy for European Jews as a leader in the World Zionist Organization .He saw common cause between the fight against Nazism with the drive for civil rights in America and was one of the founding chairmen of the 1963 March on Washington .During the program, Prinz spoke immediately before Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic " I Have a Dream speech ".
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german rabbi who was outspoken against nazism and became an american jewish leader
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german-american rabbi and activist
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