In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli political scientist and politician”. Today it says “israeli politician who served as knesset speaker under yitzhak rabin”.
Measured, not asserted. Every count, date and revision on this page was taken from Wikipedia's own history and checked against the live article. The words quoted are theirs.
Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli political scientist and politician”. Today it says “israeli politician who served as knesset speaker under yitzhak rabin”.
We saved snapshots of this article over twenty years; you are reading the 2005 one. Red dashes: removed from Wikipedia since.Pale dots: rewritten; the numbered note shows what it says now.Red text: written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot.1 tap a number or a side note to jump between them
The opening as it read in 2005
Shevah Weiss , in Hebrew שבח וייס , (born 1935 ) is an Israeli political scientist and politician .1Weiss was born on July 5, 1935 in Borysław , Poland (now in Ukraine ). As a Holocaust survivor, he migrated to Israel in 1947 .2He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1961 and did a PhD in 1969 .3In 1975 he became a professor at the University of Haifa .4In 1981 he was elected for the first time to the Knesset as a member of the Labor Party . Between 1988 and 1992 , he served as a vice speaker, and between 1992 and 1999 – as a speaker of the Knesset.5In 2000 he became a president of the Yad Vashem Council. From 2001 to 2003 , he served as an Israeli ambassador in Poland where he is known as Szewach Weiss . Weiss speaks Hebrew , Yiddish , Polish , Russian and English .6
This is Wikipedia's own text, saved in our repository. Their copy of it is revision 17207335.
The opening as it stood in 2010 2 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Shevah Weiss ( , ), is an Israeli political scientist and former politician .Weiss was born on July 5, 1935 in Borysław , Poland (now in Ukraine ) in Polish Jewish family to Gienia and Meir Wolf Weiss.As a Holocaust survivor, he migrated to Palestine in 1947.He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem with a BA in International Relations in 1961, before doing an MA in political Science and contemporary Jewish studies and then a PhD . In 1975 he became a professor at the University of Haifa . He served as a member of the board of the Haifa municipality between 1969 and 1981, when he was elected to the Knesset as a member of the Alignment .Between 1988 and 1992, he served as a Deputy Speaker of the Knesset , and between 1992 and 1996 as Speaker.He lost his seat in the 1999 elections . In 2000 he became a president of the Yad Vashem Council. From 2001 to 2003, he served as an Israeli ambassador in Poland. On January 4, 2004, for his contribution to the cooperation between Poland and Israel, President Aleksander Kwaśniewski awarded him with the Grand Cross (1st class) of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland .In 2009, he told the Jerusalem Post that he was disappointed by Pope Benedict XVI 's speech at Yad Vashem. Weiss speaks Hebrew , Yiddish , Polish , Russian and English .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 367640666.
The opening as it stood in 2015 12 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear
member of the Knesset Shevah Weiss ( , , born 5 July 1935), is an Israeli political scientist and former politician .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 664757101.
The opening as it stood in 2020
( Learn how and when to remove this message ) member of the Knesset Shevah Weiss ( ; born 5 July 1935), is an Israeli political scientist and former politician .
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 961268355.
The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023 1 passage from the previous snapshot no longer appear
Israeli politician (1935–2023) Shevah Weiss ( ; 5 July 1935 – 3 February 2023) was an Israeli politician who served as Knesset Speaker under Yitzhak Rabin .He was Israel's ambassador to Poland and chairman of Yad Vashem .Shevah Weiss, former Knesset speaker, Holocaust survivor dies at 87
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1171654325.
The opening as it stood in 2025
Israeli politician (1935–2023) Shevah Weiss ( Hebrew : שבח וייס ; 5 July 1935 – 3 February 2023) was an Israeli politician who served as Knesset Speaker under Yitzhak Rabin . He was Israel's ambassador to Poland and chairman of Yad Vashem . Shevah Weiss, former Knesset speaker, Holocaust survivor dies at 87
Red text was written in or rewritten since the previous snapshot. Their copy is revision 1283550149. This is our newest snapshot; the live article may have moved again since.
Today
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “israeli political scientist and politician”. Today it says “israeli politician who served as knesset speaker under yitzhak rabin”. Read the current article and compare.
2005
2010
2015
2020
Oct '23
2025
Counts in the opening at each snapshot. Green: the word gained ground. Red: it was cut. Grey: no change.
What Wikipedia says this is
Every article opens by defining its subject. This one was redefined between 2005 and 2025.
Then
israeli political scientist and politician
Now
israeli politician who served as knesset speaker under yitzhak rabin
Struck red text is no longer in the article; dotted amber text was rewritten. Every revision id links to Wikipedia's copy; the text shown is our own saved copy. Data: /data. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA; quoted for the record; not affiliated with Wikipedia.
