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April 29, 2020

The Mystery of the Wikipedia Editor Who Obsessively Keeps Track of Jews

A journey into the workings of the online encyclopedia where editors are anonymous.

Not very long ago, the journalist and editor Edward Kosner checked his Wikipedia page and noticed that it had been updated to state—accurately—that he “was born to a Jewish family.” He comments:

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