Wikipedia's first sentence called it “controversial canadian film director”. Today it says “canadian–israeli journalist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Canadian film director”. It now reads “Canadian–Israeli film director (born 1953)”.
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Simcha Jacobovici ( / ˈ s ɪ m x ə j ə ˈ k oʊ b oʊ v ɪ tʃ / ; Hebrew : 'שמחה יעקובוביץ ; born April 4, 1953) is a Canadian–Israeli journalist and documentary filmmaker. While several scholars consider him to be a pseudo-archeologist and pseudo-historian , the New York Times dubbed him a modern-day “ Indiana Jones ”. Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction . The Jesus tomb : is it fact or fiction? scholars chime in .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Simcha Jacobovici ( ) (born April 4, 1953) is a controversial Canadian film director, producer, free-lance journalist, and writer. He holds a B.A. in Philosophy from McGill University and an M.A. in International Relations from the University of Toronto . The Naked Archaeologist on VisionTV in Canada and The History Channel in the United States.
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Simcha Jacobovici ( / ˈ s ɪ m . h ə j ə ˈ k oʊ b [invalid input: 'ɵ'] v ɪ tʃ / ; born April 4, 1953) is an Israeli Canadian film director, producer, freelance journalist, and writer.
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Simcha Jacobovici ( / ˈ s ɪ m x ə j ə ˈ k oʊ b oʊ v ɪ tʃ / ; born April 4, 1953, in Petah Tikva , Israel ) is an Israeli-Canadian multi award-winning film director, producer, freelance journalist, and New York Times bestselling author.
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Canadian film director Simcha Jacobovici ( / ˈ s ɪ m x ə j ə ˈ k oʊ b oʊ v ɪ tʃ / ; born April 4, 1953) is a Canadian-Israeli journalist, New York Times best-selling author and documentary filmmaker.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “controversial canadian film director”. Today it says “canadian–israeli journalist”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Canadian film director”. It now reads “Canadian–Israeli film director (born 1953)”. Read the current article and compare.
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controversial canadian film director
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canadian–israeli journalist
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