Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Hollandse Synagoge


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The result was   Withdrawn by nominator. v/r - TP 01:23, 24 June 2011 (UTC)

Hollandse Synagoge

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Notability not established per GNG. Chesdovi (talk) 11:53, 23 June 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep. The synagogue is known by different names, making looking for sources harder, but it has an entry with picture here, and gets attention on page 83 here and an entry in the French language "Guide to the architecture of Belgium" here. It has been a protected monument since 1976, but that in itself is only alimited indication of notability, as Flanders alone has some 60,000 protected monuments... It isn't all in all very notable, but sufficient to be kept in my opinion. Fram (talk) 12:17, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep Almost fell of my chair when I red this AfD! Why? Visit virtually it and you will understand: Synagogue 360: 360° view of the interior of the Hollandse Synagogue. I wish a could get access to it and expand the article. I agree information about it is scarce. From the architectural point of view, it is a vivid testimony of a time when Jewish orthodox communities were building their first open synagogues in Continental Europe (then in the USA) inspired by cathedrals (with a basilical plan, organs, stained glass, ...) but decorated like Arabic/Ottoman constructions in clear reference to 19th century Palestine, like the Great Synagogue of Budapest or the Sofia Synagogue. Or even more strikingly, the octogonal  Rumbach Street synagogue built as an homage to the style of the Dome of the Rock Muslim shrine in Jerusalem. In today's world, it is something worth not to forget IMHO.  --Alberto Fernandez Fernandez (talk) 14:27, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Notability assessment:
 * - 19th century Jewish architecture: yes
 * - History of the Jews in Antwerp before/during WWII: yes
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Belgium-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 17:59, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletion discussions.  — • Gene93k (talk) 18:00, 23 June 2011 (UTC)

Retract nomination in face of responses above and expansion of article to include RS. Chesdovi (talk) 22:01, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep A notable institution, backed by reliable and verifiable sources that are integrated into the article, with additional material that can be readily added to the existing sources that establish notability. Alansohn (talk) 18:20, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep, plenty of references. Catherine Schulz (talk) 19:26, 23 June 2011 (UTC)
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