Choral Synagogue (Vilnius): what Wikipedia removed
The Choral Synagogue is the only synagogue still in use in Vilnius, the rest destroyed or desecrated during World War II. Through 2020 the opening noted that a synagogue decision “coincided with a rise in antisemitic rhetoric related to public debate about honoring Lithuanian collaborators.” Today the opening carries the word zero times, though antisemitism survives twice in the body. A reader arriving now does not learn from the opening that the decision was tied to rising antisemitic rhetoric over honoring Lithuanian Holocaust collaborators.
The word “antisemitism” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 2. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| antisemitism | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| occupation | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- A cosmetic trim removing the Lithuanian-language rendering from the opening’s first sentence, unrelated to the antisemitism finding.
- The passage naming the coincidence between a synagogue decision and a rise in antisemitic rhetoric over honoring Lithuanian collaborators is gone from the opening.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2015 (revision 656930218):
A Yiddish flag on the synagogue’s fence The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius ( Template:Lang-lt ) is the only synagogue in Vilnius that is still in use. The other synagogues were destroyed during World War II, when Lithuania was occupied by Nazi Germany . The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius was built in 1903. The synagogue is built in a Romanesque - Moorish style. It is the only active synagogue that survived both the Holocaust and Soviet rule in this city that once had over 100 synagogues. International donations and a small community of Jews in Vilnius support the synagogue. The synagogue holds services and is open to visitors. ^ World Monuments Fund. “Restoration of the Roof and Attic of Vilnius C…
2025 (revision 1256666320):
Orthodox synagogue in Vilnius, Lithuania For similarly named synagogues, see Choral Synagogue . The Choral Synagogue of Vilnius ( Lithuanian : Vilniaus choralinė sinagoga ), officially, Taharat Ha-Kodesh Choral Synagogue in Vilnius , is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at 39 Pylimo Street (originally Zawalna Street), in the Old Town of Vilnius , in the Vilnius County of Lithuania . Designed by Daniel Rosenhaus and Aleksejus Polozovas in an eclectic combination of the Romanesque Revival and Moorish Revival styles, the building was completed in 1903. The Choral Synagogue is the only synagogue in Vilnius that is in use. All other synagogues were completely destroyed or pa…
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