Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 20th-century french orthodox chief rabbi independent from the consistoire central born in poland”. Today it says “a 20th-century french orthodox chief rabbi”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Rabbi Rubinstein and the Rebbe of Lubavitch, Menachem Mendel Schneerson; Testimony; Customs”.
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Samuel Jacob Rubinstein was a 20th-century French orthodox Chief Rabbi independent from the Consistoire central .1 He was born in Poland.
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Samuel Jacob Rubinstein was a 20th-century French orthodox Chief Rabbi independent from the Consistoire central born in Poland.
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He was born in Poland .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “a 20th-century french orthodox chief rabbi independent from the consistoire central born in poland”. Today it says “a 20th-century french orthodox chief rabbi”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Rabbi Rubinstein and the Rebbe of Lubavitch, Menachem Mendel Schneerson; Testimony; Customs”. Read the current article and compare.
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a 20th-century french orthodox chief rabbi independent from the consistoire central born in poland
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a 20th-century french orthodox chief rabbi
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Rabbi Rubinstein and the Rebbe of Lubavitch, Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Testimony
Customs
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