Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reform synagogue located in st”. Today it says “reform synagogue in st”.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-03.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the 2015 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in 2015
Mount Zion Temple as it looked in 1875.1Mount Zion Temple is a Reform synagogue located in St.2 Founded in 1856 as Mount Zion Hebrew Association, it was the first Jewish congregation in Minnesota. The congregation was formed before the statehood of Minnesota in 1858. Early on the congregation was divided by a group called Ahabath Ahim, which branched off then returned. 1871 was the year Rabbi Leopold Wintner began as Mount Zion's first and Minnesota's first Rabbi . In 1871, the congregation built the first Synagogue in the state. The same year they founded the Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society, members of which organized Neighborhood House to serve immigrants in the community. The Rabbis and congregants of Mount Zion are still board members of Neighborhood House. Emanuel Hess, who had been born in Meerholz, Germany in 1845, became rabbi in 1888. He had previously served as rabbi of Temple Israel of Columbus, Ohio in 1876–1877, and then Congregation B'nai Zion in Shreveport, Louisiana, where he served until 1888. Hess was rabbi of Mount Zion until his death in 1906. In the 1940s the congregation participated in recreations such as "The Jewish Home Beautiful" which shared traditions of daily life. In 1948, began the leadership of Rabbi Gunther Plaut , who published books on the congregation's history and on the Jewish history of Minnesota. In the 1950s, the congregation chose architect Erich Mendelsohn to design a building for them. After projects in Europe, the Soviet Union, Israel and America - this was his final building, and it was completed after his death in 1953. The congregation moved into the current building in 1956, 100 years after it was first founded. It is located on Summit Avenue . In 2002, the Mount Zion Temple was part of a radio program that detailed their restoration of Torah scrolls. In 2007, 690 families were members of the congregation. As of 2012 the rabbis were Adam Stock Spilker and Esther Adler, and the cantors were Rachel Stock Spilker and Jen Strauss-Klein.3
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 614259687.
The opening as it stood in 2010
The first Mount Zion Temple as it looked in 1875. Mount Zion Temple is a Reform synagogue located in St. Founded in 1856 as Mount Zion Hebrew Association, it was the first Jewish congregation in Minnesota. The congregation was formed before the statehood of Minnesota in 1858. Early on the congregation was divided by a group called Ahabath Ahim, which branched off then returned. 1871 was the year Rabbi Leopold Wintner began as Mount Zion's first and Minnesota's first Rabbi . In 1871, the congregation built the first Synagogue in the state. The same year they founded the Hebrew Ladies Benevolent Society, members of which organized Neighborhood House to serve immigrants in the community. The Rabbis and congregants of Mount Zion are still board members of Neighborhood House. In the 1940s the congregation participated in recreations such as the "The Jewish Home Beautiful" which shared traditions of daily life. In 1948, began the leadership of Rabbi Gunther Plaut , who published books on the congregation's history and on the Jewish history of Minnesota. In the 1950s, the congregation chose architect Erich Mendelsohn to design a building for them. After projects in Europe, the Soviet Union, Israel and America - this was his final building, and it was completed after his death in 1953. The congregation moved into the current building in 1956 , 100 years after it was first founded. It is located on Summit Avenue . In 2002, the Mount Zion Temple was part of a radio program that detailed their restoration of Torah scrolls. In 2007, 690 families were members of the congregation. As of 2009 the rabbis were Adam Stock Spilker and Esther Adler, and the cantor was Rachel Stock Spilker.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 364356509.
The opening as it stood in 2020 17 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Mount Zion Temple in 2017 The building and grounds Mount Zion Temple is a Reform synagogue located in St. Founded in 1856 as Mount Zion Hebrew Association, it was the first Jewish congregation in Minnesota. The congregation was formed before the statehood of Minnesota in 1858.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 939246649.
The opening as it stood in 2025 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Reform synagogue in St.Paul , Minnesota , in the United States. Founded in 1856 as Mount Zion Hebrew Association, it was the first Jewish congregation in Minnesota. The congregation was formed before the statehood of Minnesota in 1858.
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1291555838. This is our newest snapshot; the live article may have moved again since.
Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “reform synagogue located in st”. Today it says “reform synagogue in st”. Read the current article and compare.
2010
2015
2020
Oct '23
2025
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined since 2010, and today's defining sentence is their current revision.
Then
reform synagogue located in st
Now
reform synagogue in st
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
