This week there was a video clip circulating of a visibly agitated Yid, publicly protesting a deliberate modification found in the pages of the responsa of Maran Harav Moshe Feinstein ZT”L. The video went viral and outraged many, while others silently gloated as the changes, or lack thereof, was consistent with their respective narratives. YWN initially shared in the outrage as well, as this appeared to be an invasion of the Holy of Hollies and a blatant act to desecrate the sacred works of the Gadol Hador.
Prof Marc Shapiro (he has a semicha, why is Rabbi never included in his title?) has a whole book documenting censorship and revisions of books that don't tow "the official line". Remember that the new Czuker edition of Mikraos Gedolos from Artscroll censored one commentator. Shapiro caught that. So why are folks surprised by this?
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