Wikipedia's first sentence called it “phrase or slogan which is associated with the holocaust and other genocides”. Today it says “phrase or slogan associated with the holocaust and genocide”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Phrase associated with the Holocaust and other genocides”. It now reads “Phrase associated with the Holocaust Multilingual "”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Multilingual "never again" memorial at Treblinka extermination camp Multilingual "never again" memorial at Dachau concentration camp " Never again " is a phrase or slogan which is associated with the Holocaust and other genocides . The phrase may originate from a 1927 poem by Yitzhak Lamdan which stated "Never again shall Masada fall!" In the context of genocide, the slogan was used by liberated prisoners at Buchenwald concentration camp to express anti-fascist sentiment.1 The exact meaning of the phrase is debated, including whether it should be used as a particularistic command to avert a second Holocaust of Jews or whether it is a universalist injunction to prevent all forms of genocide . It was adopted as a slogan by Meir Kahane 's Jewish Defense League and used to justify acts of terrorism against perceived enemies of Jews.2 The phrase is widely used by politicians and writers and it also appears on many Holocaust memorials . However, some commentators have noted that the phrase is empty or overused and does not reflect the reality of multiple genocides which have occurred since the Holocaust.3 It has also been appropriated as a political slogan for other causes, from commemoration of the 1976 Argentine coup , the promotion of gun control or abortion rights, and as an injunction to fight against terrorism after the September 11 attacks .
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Phrase associated with the Holocaust and other genocides For other uses, see Never Again . Multilingual "never again" memorial at Treblinka extermination camp Multilingual "never again" memorial at Dachau concentration camp " Never again " is a phrase or slogan which is associated with the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides . The phrase may originate from a 1927 poem by Yitzhak Lamdan which stated "Never again shall Masada fall!" In the context of genocide, the slogan was used by liberated prisoners at Buchenwald concentration camp to express anti-fascist sentiment. The exact meaning of the phrase is debated, including whether it should be used as a particularistic command to avert a second Holocaust of Jews or whether it is a universalist injunction to prevent all forms of genocide . The phrase is widely used by politicians and writers and it also appears on many Holocaust memorials . It has also been appropriated as a political slogan for other causes, from commemoration of the 1976 Argentine coup , the promotion of gun control or abortion rights, and as an injunction to fight against terrorism after the September 11 attacks .
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Phrase associated with the Holocaust and other genocides For other uses, see Never Again . Multilingual "never again" memorial at Treblinka extermination camp Multilingual "never again" memorial at Dachau concentration camp " Never again " is a phrase or slogan which is associated with the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides . The slogan was used by liberated prisoners at Buchenwald concentration camp to denounce fascism . It was used by Jewish Defense League founder Meir Kahane in his 1971 book, Never Again!A Program for Survival . The exact meaning of the phrase is debated, including whether it should be used as a particularistic command to avert a second Holocaust of Jews or whether it is a universalist injunction to prevent all forms of genocide . The phrase is widely used by politicians and writers and it also appears on many Holocaust memorials . It has also been appropriated as a political slogan for other causes, from commemoration of the 1976 Argentine coup , the promotion of gun control or abortion rights, and as an injunction to war on terror after the September 11 attacks .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “phrase or slogan which is associated with the holocaust and other genocides”. Today it says “phrase or slogan associated with the holocaust and genocide”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Phrase associated with the Holocaust and other genocides”. It now reads “Phrase associated with the Holocaust Multilingual "”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
phrase or slogan which is associated with the holocaust and other genocides
Now
phrase or slogan associated with the holocaust and genocide
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