Vercelli Synagogue: what Wikipedia removed
The Vercelli Synagogue in Italy was vandalized in 2013, when swastikas were sprayed on its walls. As of the October 6, 2023 snapshot, the opening paragraph described this as an antisemitic act. Today the opening carries the word nowhere, though antisemitism survives twice in the body. A reader today learns the synagogue’s design and architect, not that it was targeted in an antisemitic vandalism attack.
The word “antisemitism” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 6 October 2023. 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 | 0 | 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Section titled “What was taken out”- A basic definitional sentence naming the synagogue and its location, superseded by a longer rewritten opening.
- A rewording of the synagogue’s address and construction date, not a factual removal.
- The passage describing the 2013 vandalism, when swastikas were sprayed on the synagogue’s walls, is gone from the opening; a reader no longer learns the synagogue was targeted in an antisemitic act.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2010 (revision 361500125):
The Vercelli Synagogue ( Template:Lang-it ) is a synagogue in Vercelli , Italy. The synagogue, located at Via Foà 70, was built in 1878. It was designed by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence . The Moorish Revival synagogue features red-and-white masonry courses and a flat, tripartite facade with a raised central portion, that resembles a number of other European and American synagogues with designs inspired by Vienna’s Leopoldstädter Tempel , by architect Ludwig Foerster . A major restoration project was launched in 2007. ^ The Most ancient of minorities: the Jews of Italy, by Stanislao G. Pugliese, 2002, p. 174 ^ March 5, 2009 Verce…
2025 (revision 1266823758):
Synagogue in Vercelli, Italy The Vercelli Synagogue ( Italian : Tempio Israelitico ) is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue , located at Via Foà 70, in Vercelli , Italy . Designed in the Moorish Revial style by Marco Treves, an architect born in Vercelli who also designed the Great Synagogue of Florence , the synagogue was completed in 1878. ^ “Ashkenazi Synagogue in Vercelli” . Historic Synagogues of Europe . Foundation for Jewish Heritage and the Center for Jewish Art at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem . n.d . Retrieved August 19, 2024 . ^ Pugliese, Stanislao G., ed. (2002) The Most Ancient of Minorities: the Jews of Italy . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press ISBN 0-313-31895-6 …
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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