Template:Did you know nominations/Joshua L. Goldberg

Joshua L. Goldberg
Created/expanded by NearTheZoo (talk). Self nom at 12:46, 21 October 2011 (UTC)
 * ... that Joshua L. Goldberg (pictured), the first rabbi to serve as a WWII U.S. Navy Chaplain, had deserted from the Russian Army to fight in the American infantry in France during WWI before attending rabbinical school in New York City?



Article is: ..but hook is too long. Suggest ALT2: that Joshua L. Goldberg (pictured) was the first rabbi to serve as a WWII U.S. Navy Chaplain? -- Chesdovi (talk) 12:11, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
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 * No problem with ALT2 except that Goldberg's background is *so* unusual that I would hope that something of that "unusualness" could be included.... What about ALT3: that Joshua L. Goldberg (pictured), the first rabbi to serve as a  World War II U.S. Navy Chaplain, first fought in the Russian army? NearTheZoo (talk) 12:49, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Howabout ALT4: that Joshua L. Goldberg (pictured), the first rabbi to serve as a World War II U.S. Navy Chaplain, deserted the the Russian army during WWI?
 * Or ALT5: that Joshua L. Goldberg (pictured), the first rabbi to serve as a World War II U.S. Navy Chaplain, was a Russian army deserter? -- Chesdovi (talk) 15:30, 24 October 2011 (UTC)
 * Either one sounds great to me! I'd support the one you like better! Thanks very much.  NearTheZoo (talk) 22:33, 24 October 2011 (UTC)

ALT5 good to go. Chesdovi (talk) 11:45, 25 October 2011 (UTC)


 * Shall we save this hook for Remembrance Day? --PFHLai (talk) 00:55, 30 October 2011 (UTC)