Original sentence: " Although this has been taken to mean actual physical annihilation, in the context of the essay it seems to refer only to the eradication of Jewish separateness and traditions." Wagner was therefore calling for the assimilation of Jews into mainstream German culture and society - although there can be little doubt, from the words he uses in the essay, that this call was prompted at least as much by old-fashioned Jew-hatred as by a desire for social amelioration.Wagner advises Jews to follow the example of Ludwig Börne by abandoning Judaism
Edited sentence: " Although this has been taken to mean actual physical annihilation, in the context of the essay it clearly refers to the eradication of Jewishness." Wagner was calling for the assimilation of Jews into mainstream German culture and society.He advises Jews to follow the example of Ludwig Börne by abandoning Judaism