Did Wikipedia remove the word "massacre" from the Simeon ben Gamaliel II article?

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When did the Simeon ben Gamaliel II article stop using the word "massacre"?

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The opening as it read in 2010

Shimon ben Gamliel II ( Hebrew : רבן שמעון בן גמליאל ) was a Tanna of the third generation and president of the Great Sanhedrin .¹ Shimon was a youth in Betar when the Bar Kokhba revolt broke out, but when that fortress was taken by the Romans he managed to escape the massacre ( Gittin 58a; Sotah 49b; Bava Kamma 83a; Jer. On the restoration of the college at Usha, Shimon was elected its president, this dignity being bestowed upon him not only because he was a descendant of the house of Hillel , but in recognition of his personal worth and influence. His traditional burial location is in Kfar Manda in the Lower Galilee .²

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The opening as it stood in 2015

Simeon (or Shimon) ben Gamliel II ( Hebrew : רבן שמעון בן גמליאל השני ) was a Tanna of the third generation and president of the Great Sanhedrin . Shimon was a youth in Betar when the Bar Kokhba revolt broke out, but when that fortress was taken by the Romans he managed to escape the massacre ( Gittin 58a; Sotah 49b; Bava Kamma 83a; Yer. On the restoration of the college at Usha , Shimon was elected its president, this dignity being bestowed upon him not only because he was a descendant of the house of Hillel , but in recognition of his personal worth and influence. His traditional burial location is in Kfar Manda in the Lower Galilee . Gittin 58a. גיטין נח א (in Hebrew) – via Wikisource . : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) Sotah 49b. סוטה מט ב (in Hebrew) – via Wikisource . : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) Bava Kamma 83a. בבא קמא פג א (in Hebrew) – via Wikisource . : CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link ) Yer.

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The opening as it stood in 2020 4 passages from the previous snapshot no longer appear

Simeon (or Shimon) ben Gamliel II ( Hebrew : רבן שמעון בן גמליאל השני ) was a Tanna of the third generation and president of the Great Sanhedrin . He was the son of Gamaliel II .

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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023

2nd century CE Judean rabbi and nasi and Great Sanhedrin president Simeon (or Shimon) ben Gamaliel II ( Hebrew : רבן שמעון בן גמליאל השני ‎) was a Tanna of the third generation and president of the Great Sanhedrin . He was the son of Gamaliel II .

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The opening as it stood in 2025

2nd century CE Judean rabbi and nasi and Great Sanhedrin president Simeon (or Shimon) ben Gamaliel II ( Hebrew : רבן שמעון בן גמליאל השני ‎) was a Tanna of the third generation and president of the Great Sanhedrin . He was the son of Gamaliel II and father of Judah I (Yehuda HaNasi).

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