In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “early leader of american orthodoxy and founder of key institutions of torah vodaath”. Today it says “leader of american orthodox judaism and founder of institutions including torah u'mesorah”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “early leader of american orthodoxy and founder of key institutions of torah vodaath”. Today it says “leader of american orthodox judaism and founder of institutions including torah u'mesorah”.
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Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886 – 7 September 1948) was a leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions such as Torah U'Mesorah , an outreach and educational organization.1He is also known for having taken the reins in 1921 and building Yeshiva Torah Vodaas , a major early day Brooklyn -based Yeshiva .2His policies were often informed by Torah im Derech Eretz .3In the words of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein : "Were it not for him, there would be no Torah study and no Fear of Heaven at all in America." "RABBI SHRAGA FEIVEL MENDLOWITZ 1886-1948" .4
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The opening as it stood in 2005
Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz was an early leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions of Torah Vodaath , a Yeshiva in Brooklyn , and Torah U'Mesorah , an outreach and educational organization. v t e v t e
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He is credited by many to have pioneered authentic Jewish education in the United States .His policies were often informed by Torah im Derech Eretz .In the words of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein : "Were it not for him, there would be no Torah study and no Fear of Heaven at all in America." Ben Zion Weberman (1896-1968): Life and Legacy of an Orthodox Jewish Attorney in New York City During the Interwar Period and Beyond , Moshe Rapaport, University of Hawaii
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Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886, Világ, Austria-Hungary (now Svetlice , Slovakia ) - 7 September 1948) was a leader of American Orthodoxy and founder of key institutions such as Torah Vodaath , a Yeshiva in Brooklyn , and Torah U'Mesorah , an outreach and educational organization. His policies were often informed by Torah im Derech Eretz . In the words of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein : "Were it not for him, there would be no Torah study and no Fear of Heaven at all in America." Ben Zion Weberman (1896-1968): Life and Legacy of an Orthodox Jewish Attorney in New York City During the Interwar Period and Beyond , Moshe Rapaport, University of Hawaii
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American Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886 – 7 September 1948) was a leader of American Orthodox Judaism and founder of institutions including Torah U'Mesorah , an outreach and educational organization.In 1921 he became principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaas , an early day Brooklyn -based yeshiva initially founded as an elementary school in 1918.He subsequently added a high school and post graduate program to the yeshiva.His policies were often informed by the Orthodox philosophical movement Torah im Derech Eretz .
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American Rabbi Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886 – 7 September 1948) was a leader of American Orthodox Judaism and founder of institutions including Torah U'Mesorah , an outreach and educational organization. In 1921 he became principal of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath , an early Brooklyn -based yeshiva founded in 1918.He subsequently added a high school and postgraduate program to the yeshiva. His policies were often informed by the Orthodox philosophical movement Torah im Derech Eretz .
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “early leader of american orthodoxy and founder of key institutions of torah vodaath”. Today it says “leader of american orthodox judaism and founder of institutions including torah u'mesorah”. Read the current article and compare.
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early leader of american orthodoxy and founder of key institutions of torah vodaath
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leader of american orthodox judaism and founder of institutions including torah u'mesorah
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