Wikipedia's first sentence called it “professor of african studies and comparative religion at hebrew university in jerusalem”. Today it says “israeli-american scholar of ethiopian studies”.
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The opening as it read in 2025
Steven Kaplan ( Hebrew : סטיבן קפלן ; born October 5, 1953, in New York, United States) is a professor of African studies and comparative religion at Hebrew University in Jerusalem . He is one of the modern scholars on the origins of the Beta Israel , or Ethiopian Jews . He graduated from Brandeis University (BA, MA), Harvard Divinity School (MTS), and Hebrew University (PhD). The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: studies on Ethiopian Jews . Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University .
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Steven Kaplan (born October 5, 1953, New York, United States) is a professor of African studies and comparative religion at Hebrew University in Jerusalem . He is one of the leading modern scholars on the origins of the Beta Israel , or Ethiopian Jews .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Steven Kaplan (born October 5, 1953 in New York, United States) is a professor of African studies and comparative religion at Hebrew University in Jerusalem . He is one of the leading modern scholars on the origins of the Beta Israel , or Ethiopian Jews . The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: studies on Ethiopian Jews .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Steven Kaplan (born October 5, 1953 in New York, United States) is a professor of African studies and comparative religion at Hebrew University in Jerusalem . He is one of the leading modern scholars on the origins of the Beta Israel , or Ethiopian Jews . The Beta Israel in Ethiopia and Israel: studies on Ethiopian Jews .
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professor of african studies and comparative religion at hebrew university in jerusalem
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israeli-american scholar of ethiopian studies
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