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Girona Synagogue: what Wikipedia removed

The Girona Synagogue in Catalonia, Spain was desecrated and looted following the Massacre of 1391, one of the medieval pogroms against Spanish Jews. As of the October 6 2023 snapshot the opening said ‘Following the Massacre of 1391, the synagogue was desecrated and looted, however in 1415, Ferdinand I of Aragon ordered that the synagogue be restored to the Jews.’ Today the opening carries no mention of the massacre, describing only the building’s current use as a museum, though the word survives once elsewhere in the body. A reader today learns the building houses a Jewish museum and not that it was desecrated following a massacre of Jews.

The word “massacre” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 6 October 2023. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 1. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.

The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot

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What was taken out

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  • The sentence naming the 1391 Massacre as the event after which the synagogue was desecrated and looted is gone from the opening.

How it opened then, and now

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6 October 2023 (revision 1163063055):

Wall of the Girona Synagogue The Girona Synagogue ( Hebrew : הבית כנסת של גירונא) ( Catalan : Sinagoga de Girona ) was an important medieval synagogue in Carrer de Sant Llorenç in Girona , Spain , which served as the centre for early Spanish Kabbalism , with scholars such as Nachmanides , Issac the Blind and Azriel of Girona using the synagogue as a house of learning. The synagogue was built around the 13th century, with large renovations done in the mid 14th century, mostly funded by the Taroç family . Following the Massacre of 1391 , the synagogue was desecrated and looted, however in 1415, Ferdinand I of Aragon ordered that the synagogue be restored to the Jews. During the Catalan Civil W…

2025 (revision 1295893734):

Former synagogue and now museum in Girona, Spain The Girona Synagogue ( Hebrew : הבית כנסת של גירונא ; Catalan : Sinagoga de Girona ) is a former Jewish congregation and synagogue , located in Carrer de Sant Llorenç, Girona , in Catalonia , Spain . No longer in use as a synagogue, the building was initially repurposed as a private residence and, since the 1980s, has been part of the Bonastruc Center and Museum ( Catalan : Centre Bonastruc ça Porta ), a Jewish museum . ^ “Last Synagogue in Girona” . Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d . Retrieved 6 September 2024 . ^ “The Catalan Route – Giron…

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