Gothenburg Synagogue: what Wikipedia removed
The Gothenburg Synagogue in Sweden was firebombed in December 2017 while a youth event was underway inside. Through October 6 2023 the opening said ‘The attack was condemned as antisemitic by mayor Ann-Sofie Hermansson.’ Today the opening describes only the building’s architecture and history, with the word surviving twice elsewhere in the body. A reader today learns the synagogue was designed by August Krüger in 1855 and not that it was firebombed in 2017 in an attack the city’s mayor called antisemitic.
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 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| antisemitism | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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”- The earlier address description of the synagogue is gone, replaced by a rewritten version citing a different street name.
- The fact that a quarter to a third of membership fees fund security measures is gone from the opening.
- The sentence reporting the synagogue was firebombed on 9 December 2017 is gone from the opening.
- The sentence reporting three non-Swedish men were arrested over the firebombing is gone from the opening.
- The sentence naming the mayor’s condemnation of the attack as antisemitic is gone from the opening, though the word survives twice elsewhere.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 350133767):
File:Göteborgs synagoga.jpg Gothenburg Synagogue The Gothenburg Synagogue at Stora Nygatan, near Drottningtorget , Gothenburg , Sweden , was built in 1855 according to the designs of the German architect August Krüger . The synagogue has 300 seats. 57°42′20″N 11°58′21″E / 57.70556°N 11.97250°E / 57.70556; 11.97250 v t e v t e
2025 (revision 1294915205):
Conservative synagogue in Göthenburg, Sweden The Gothenburg Synagogue ( Swedish : Göteborgs synagoga ) is a Conservative Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at Östra Larmgatan 12, near Drottningtorget, Gothenburg , in the municipality of Gothenburg , in the Västra Götaland County of Sweden . The synagogue was designed by August Krüger in the Romanesque Revival style and completed in 1855, and has 300 seats. The synagogue was classified as a listed building in 1999. ^ “Synagogue in Göteborg” . Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d . Retrieved August 29, 2024 . ^ “Göteborg kn, INOM VALLGR…
Related
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- The case file for this article, with every snapshot and every marked removal
- Who made the cuts: removals grouped by the account that made them
- The live article on Wikipedia
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