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Louis Israel Newman
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prominent united states reform rabbi and author”. Today it says “american reform rabbi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Reform rabbi and author (1893–1972)”. It now reads “American Reform rabbi and author”.
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Louis Israel Newman (December 20, 1893 – March 9, 1972) was an American Reform rabbi , and author. While working in New York City, Newman later became a member of the Zionist Revisionist movement . He worked as a rabbi in San Francisco, Berkeley, New York City, and Waltham, Massachusetts. Newman was known for his progressive views, his involvement in the Zionist Revisionist movement, and his prolific writing, which included books on Jewish history , theology , and identity .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “prominent united states reform rabbi and author”. Today it says “american reform rabbi”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Reform rabbi and author (1893–1972)”. It now reads “American Reform rabbi and author”. Read the current article and compare.
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prominent united states reform rabbi and author
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american reform rabbi
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