Wikipedia's first sentence called it “society established in 1918 in jerusalem”. Today it says “society for the "preservation and advancement of the interests of jerusalem"”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Pro-Jerusalem Society was a society for the "preservation and advancement of the interests of Jerusalem", including its amenities, antiquities, cultural institutions and education. It was founded in 1918 in Jerusalem by Sir Ronald Storrs , the British military governor of the city, and Charles Robert Ashbee , an architect and leader of the Arts and Crafts Movement . It was dissolved in 1926, the year Storrs was replaced as Governor of Jerusalem and Judea. Jerusalem 1918–1920, Being the Records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council during the period of the British Military Administration . "Chapter 20: "The Preservation and Safeguarding of the Amenities of the Holy City without Favour or Prejudice to Race or Creed": The Pro-Jerusalem Society and Ronald Storrs, 1917–1926".
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Pro-Jerusalem Society was a society established in 1918 in Jerusalem . It was founded by Sir Ronald Storrs , the military governor of Jerusalem, and Charles Robert Ashbee , an architect and leading designer of the Arts and Crafts Movement . The goal of the society was "the protection of and the addition to the amenities of Jerusalem and its neighbourhood," including general public works , the preservation of antiquities , the establishment of museums , and the encouragement of handicrafts . Trustees of the society included the Arab Mayor of Jerusalem , the Grand Mufti , the Orthodox Patriarch , the Latin (Catholic) Patriarch and Armenian Patriarch , the Anglican Bishop , the Chief Rabbi , and the President of the Jewish Agency . While Governor of Jerusalem, Storrs devoted much of his time and effort to Pro-Jerusalem, for which he raised considerable funds during his leave in Egypt , the United Kingdom , and the United States .
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Pro-Jerusalem Society was a society established in 1918 in Jerusalem founded by Sir Ronald Storrs , the British military governor of Jerusalem, and Charles Robert Ashbee , an architect and leader of the Arts and Crafts Movement .Jerusalem: city of longing By Simon Goldhill
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The Pro-Jerusalem Society was a society for the "preservation and advancement of the interests of Jerusalem", including its amenities, antiquities, cultural institutions and education.It was founded in 1918 in Jerusalem by Sir Ronald Storrs , the British military governor of the city, and Charles Robert Ashbee , an architect and leader of the Arts and Crafts Movement .It was dissolved in 1926, the year Storrs was replaced as Governor of Jerusalem and Judea.Jerusalem 1918–1920, Being the Records of the Pro-Jerusalem Council during the period of the British Military Administration ."The Preservation and Safeguarding of the Amenities of the Holy City without Favour or Prejudice to Race or Creed": The Pro-Jerusalem Society and Ronald Storrs, 1917–1926 .
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society established in 1918 in jerusalem
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society for the "preservation and advancement of the interests of jerusalem"
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