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Haim Arlosoroff, the Labour Zionist leader and head of the Jewish Agency’s Political Department, assassinated on a Tel Aviv beach in 1933. The 2005 opening said Anti-Semitism forced his family to leave Russia and settle in Germany following a pogrom in 1905. Today the word appears 0 times in the opening, though it survives twice in the body. A reader today does not learn that Arlosoroff’s family fled Russia because of antisemitism, following a pogrom in 1905.

The word “antisemitism” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2005. 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

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Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.

What was taken out

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  • An older phrasing of the opening sentence, replaced when the article was rewritten.
  • The statement that antisemitism forced his family to flee Russia following a 1905 pogrom left the opening.
  • A description of his early career recognition, reworded when the opening was restructured.
  • A description of his early views on British support for Jewish settlement, moved out of the opening.

How it opened then, and now

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2005 (revision 17637546):

Chaim Arlosoroff (1899-1933) , also spelled Arlozorov or Arlozoroff , was a notable Zionist and a proponent of the State of Israel and the return of Jews to Eretz Israel . Arlosoroff was born in Russia , but Anti-Semitism forced his family to leave his birthplace and to settle in Germany following a pogrom in 1905. This is where Chaim grew up and went to school; later, being very interested in economics , he studied at the University of Berlin where he received a doctorate in that subject. While he was attending the university, Arlosoroff wrote articles on Zionist matters, such as getting money to the settlers in Palestine, and planning a program of cooperation between Jews and Arabs. While …

2025 (revision 1296222886):

Labour Zionist politician in Mandatory Palestine (1899–1933) For the immigrant ship named after Haim Arlosoroff, see USCGC Unalga (WPG-53) . Haim Arlosoroff (23 February 1899 – 16 June 1933; also known as Chaim Arlozorov ; Hebrew : חיים ארלוזורוב ) was a Socialist Zionist leader of the Yishuv during the British Mandate for Palestine , prior to the establishment of Israel , and head of the Political Department of the Jewish Agency . In 1933, Arlosoroff was assassinated while walking on the beach with his wife in Tel Aviv . ^ Avineri 1990 , p. 1.

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