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Paravur Synagogue

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of largest and most complete among the jewish synagogues in kerala”. Today it says “former synagogue”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Former synagogue in North Paravur, Kerala, India”. It now reads “Former synagogue in North”.
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Paravur, Kerala, India The Paravur Synagogue ( Hebrew : בית הכנסת פראבור ; Malayalam : പറവൂർ ജൂതപള്ളി ), also known as the Parur Synagogue , is a former Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located on Jewish Street in North Paravur (Parur), in the state of Kerala , India . The former synagogue is one of the largest and most complete among the Jewish synagogues in Kerala . Built by the Malabar Jews , it has undergone successive phases of destruction and reconstruction. The present synagogue complex dates from 1616 CE , but it was built on top of a much older building speculated to have been constructed as early as 750 CE or 1105 CE, making it one of the oldest synagogues in India and the Commonwealth of Nations . The former synagogue is closed for worship. It has been renovated by the Government of Kerala and, in 2014, was opened to the public as the Kerala Jews History Museum, a Jewish museum .

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “one of largest and most complete among the jewish synagogues in kerala”. Today it says “former synagogue”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Former synagogue in North Paravur, Kerala, India”. It now reads “Former synagogue in North”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then

one of largest and most complete among the jewish synagogues in kerala

Now

former synagogue

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