Wikipedia's first sentence called it “polish-israeli supercentenarian recognized in 2014 as the oldest living holocaust survivor”. Today it says “polish-israeli confectioner”. The one-line description Wikipedia serves to search engines and AI systems read “Kristal's name and date of birth on a 1918 record”. It now reads “Polish-Israeli supercentenarian (1903–2017)”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Yisrael Kristal (or Israel Kristal ; born Izrael Icek Kryształ ; ; September 15, 1903 – August 11, 2017) was a Polish-Israeli supercentenarian recognized in 2014 as the oldest living Holocaust survivor .1After the death of Yasutaro Koide , of Japan, on January 18, 2016 , he was also recognized as the oldest living man in the world as well as one of the ten oldest men ever at his death at age 113 years and 330 days.2Born in 1903 to religious parents in Maleniec, Końskie County , Poland , then part of the Russian Empire , Kristal remained religiously observant all his life.3 A confectioner by profession, he experienced World War I as an early teen, and World War II as an adult. After surviving the Holocaust , he emigrated to Israel . The Times of Israel . "A devout Jew, he has wrapped phylacteries daily for the past century." That's from Bar Mitzvah age until his passing. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Polish-Israeli supercentenarian (1903–2017) Yisrael Kristal (or Israel Kristal ; born Izrael Icek Kryształ ; ; 15 September 1903 – 11 August 2017) was a Polish-Israeli supercentenarian recognized in 2014 as the oldest living Holocaust survivor . After the death of Yasutaro Koide, of Japan, on 18 January 2016, he was also recognized as the oldest living man in the world as well as one of the ten oldest men ever at his death at age 113 years and 330 days. Born in 1903 to religious parents in Maleniec , near Żarnów , then part of Poland of the Russian Empire , Kristal remained religiously observant all his life. A confectioner by profession, he experienced World War I as an early teen, and World War II as an adult. After surviving the Holocaust , he emigrated to Israel . Gerontology Research Group (GRG) Heller, Aron (5 October 2016). The Times of Israel . "A devout Jew, he has wrapped phylacteries daily for the past century." That's from Bar Mitzvah age until his passing. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Polish-Israeli supercentenarian (1903–2017) Yisrael Kristal (or Israel Kristal ; born Izrael Icek Kryształ ; Hebrew : ישראל קרישטל ; 15 September 1903 – 11 August 2017) was a Polish-Israeli supercentenarian recognized in 2014 as the oldest living Holocaust survivor . After the death of Yasutaro Koide, of Japan, on 18 January 2016, he was also recognized as the oldest living man . Born in 1903 to religious parents in Maleniec , near Żarnów , then part of Poland of the Russian Empire , Kristal remained religiously observant all his life. A confectioner by profession, he experienced World War I as an early teen, and World War II as an adult. After surviving the Holocaust , he emigrated to Israel . Gerontology Research Group (GRG) Heller, Aron (5 October 2016). The Times of Israel . "A devout Jew, he has wrapped phylacteries daily for the past century." That's from Bar Mitzvah age until his passing. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ).
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polish-israeli supercentenarian recognized in 2014 as the oldest living holocaust survivor
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polish-israeli confectioner
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