Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Phoenix Hebrew Academy


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep.  Sandstein  06:17, 23 May 2012 (UTC)

Phoenix Hebrew Academy

 * – ( View AfD View log  •  Stats )

K-8 school only, no Blue Ribbon, nothing else that makes it special. Raymie (t • c) 03:38, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. &#9733;&#9734;  DUCK IS JAMMMY &#9734;&#9733; 06:25, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletion discussions. &#9733;&#9734;  DUCK IS JAMMMY &#9734;&#9733; 06:25, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Arizona-related deletion discussions. &#9733;&#9734;  DUCK IS JAMMMY &#9734;&#9733; 06:25, 15 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Delete per nom. Non-notable local school. Yoninah (talk) 10:30, 15 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Comment - How so? Because it doesn't possess a blue ribbon, due to it being a Kindergarten to eighth grade school, or because of nothing else that makes it "special"? Northamerica1000(talk) 14:47, 19 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Change !vote to Keep. You're right, IZAK, I did a Google search in several categories and found a lot to say about the school, including the fact that it was the first in the region and continues to mark other "firsts" among the day school culture it founded in Arizona. The Curriculum section, however, needs expansion. Best, Yoninah (talk) 20:23, 19 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep for a number of reasons: 1 It is far better to improve stubs like this that are part of a larger subject and no less worthy than the stub about Tucson Hebrew Academy and many more like that, "Blue Ribbon" or not, one needs to have a good sense of the broader picture of what is significant and so far WP has very little information about the History of the Jews in Arizona. 2 I have improved the categories, it is now in Category:Jewish day schools in Arizona that's a sub-category of both Category:Jews and Judaism in Arizona and Category:Jewish day schools in the United States. 3 The establishment of such a Jewish day school in Arizona (see the many schools included in Category:Jewish day schools that are just the same as this one), quite often far from the main Jewish communities in the USA and being a significant and notable accomplishment providing a unique Jewish and Torah education, while having a "Blue Ribbon" that has nothing to do with either Jews or Judaism is utterly meaningless for such a school. 4 The founder and head Rabbi David Rebibo, , is a well-known scholar and educator and the pioneering Orthodox rabbi in Phoenix Arizona, worthy of a biographical article in his own right. 5 There are relatively very few such schools in the United States, where most Jews still prefer secular public school education. Just as no one would think of nominating for deletion the few articles in Category:Synagogues in Arizona, likewise this should be left alone and built up. 6 Removing this article would create a gap in the history of the Jews in modern Arizona that is taking a long time to build up as can be seen in the few article so far in Category:Jews and Judaism in Arizona. 7 The article is a stub and deserves the courtesy of getting some attention from Judaic and interested editors who can help improve it. WP:DONOTDEMOLISH. Thank you, IZAK (talk) 06:56, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep --Yoavd (talk) 12:01, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Do you have any additional rationale? Raymie (t • c) 04:54, 17 May 2012 (UTC)
 * not that I should but if you must .... per IZAK  and  notable Jewish school --Yoavd (talk) 09:11, 17 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Keep I find varying degrees of notability for teachers in the employ of Phoenix Hebrew Academy: David Rebibo, Harris Cooperman, and Isaac Entin. Bus stop (talk) 19:54, 21 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Keep Appears to pass WP:GNG based on the references in the article, which is really what counts, not the awards the school has or has not won. Also even if it didn't, I find IZAK's justification sufficient to think that keeping the article would improve Wikipedia. Monty  845  01:26, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Didn't realize I hit a gold mine here. Nomination hereby withdrawn — let's turn our attention to improving this thing. Raymie (t • c) 19:37, 22 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.