In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “born in er of orthodox judaism in eastern europe”. Today it says “influential labodka yeshiva”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Nosson Zvi (Nota Hirsh) Finkel ( 1849 - 1927 ), was born in Lithuania and died in the British Mandate of Palestine .1He was an influential leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe .2He is better known by his Yiddish name as the Alter ("elder") and founder of the Slabodka Yeshiva , in the town of Slabodka (a suburb of Kaunas ).3 Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Nosson Zvi (Nota Hirsh) Finkel (1849-1927), was born in Raseiniai , Lithuania and died in the British Mandate of Palestine . He was an influential leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka Yeshiva , in the town of Slabodka (a suburb of Kaunas ). He is better known by the Yiddish appellation der Alter ("the Elder"). Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel .
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Nosson Zvi (Nota Hirsh) Finkel known as the Alter of Slabodka (1849 in Raseiniai , Lithuania – 1927 in the British Mandate of Palestine ) was an influential leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva , in the town of Vilijampolė (a suburb of Kaunas ). He is better known by the Yiddish appellation der Alter ("the Elder"). Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Nosson Tzvi Finkel (1849 in Raseiniai , Russian Empire – 1927 in the British Mandate of Palestine ), also known as Nota Hirsch or Natan Tzvi Finkel , was an influential leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva , in the town of Vilijampolė (a suburb of Kaunas ).He is also known by the Yiddish appellation der Alter ("the Elder") and as the Alter of Slabodka . Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel .
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Lithuanian rabbi, founder of the Slabodka yeshiva (1849–1927) Not to be confused with Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir) .Nosson Tzvi Finkel ( , Sephardic / Israeli : Natan Tzvi ; ; 1849–1927) was an influential Lithuanian Jewish leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva , in the town of Sloboda Vilyampolskaya (now Vilijampolė , a suburb of Kaunas ). He is also known by the Yiddish appellation der Alter ("the Elder") and as the Alter of Slabodka . Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Lithuanian rabbi, founder of the Slabodka yeshiva (1849–1927) Not to be confused with Nosson Tzvi Finkel (Mir) . Nosson Tzvi Finkel ( Hebrew : נתן צבי פינקל , Sephardic / Israeli : Natan Tzvi ; Yiddish : נָטע הערש , romanized : Nota Hirsch ; 1849–1927) was an influential Lithuanian Jewish leader of Orthodox Judaism in Eastern Europe and founder of the Slabodka yeshiva , in the town of Sloboda Vilyampolskaya (now Vilijampolė , a suburb of Kaunas ). He is also known by the Yiddish appellation der Alter ("the Elder") and as the Alter of Slabodka . Many of his pupils were to become major leaders of Orthodox Judaism in the USA and Israel .
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born in er of orthodox judaism in eastern europe
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influential labodka yeshiva
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