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Vizhnitz (Hasidic dynasty)
In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “haredi group of hasidic jews”. Today it says “name of a hasidic dynasty founded by rabbi menachem mendel hager”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “haredi group of hasidic jews”. Today it says “name of a hasidic dynasty founded by rabbi menachem mendel hager”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Vizhnitz or Vizhnitzer Hasidim are a Haredi group of Hasidic Jews . They are headed by their Rebbes ("Grand Rabbis") whose family name is Hager . The Viznitzer Rebbe in Bnei Brak has two sons and four daughters. One daughter married the Skverrer Rebbe from New Square, NY. One daughter married the Belzer Rebbe from Jerusalem. And the other daughter married Rabbi Aaron Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Monroe, NY, son of the Satmar Rebbe from Williamsburg.1
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In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “haredi group of hasidic jews”. Today it says “name of a hasidic dynasty founded by rabbi menachem mendel hager”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
haredi group of hasidic jews
Now
name of a hasidic dynasty founded by rabbi menachem mendel hager
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