Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Yitzhak of Volozhin


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The result was keep. Missvain (talk) 01:27, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Yitzhak of Volozhin

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Some brief mentions, not a single in-depth source. Searches did not turn up anything in-depth enough to meet WP:GNG.  Onel 5969  TT me 14:02, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Religion-related deletion discussions.  Onel 5969  TT me 14:02, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Judaism-related deletion discussions.  Spiderone  14:05, 3 December 2020 (UTC)


 * Keep per WP:PROF #6 as the dean of a major yeshiva (known as the "Mother of all yeshivas"). Yoninah (talk) 14:10, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep His position as head of the yeshiva is a strong claim of notability and the coverage about him in the 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia and in the book Wolozyn; sefer shel ha-ir-shel yeshivat Ets Hayim, sources already in the article, is the kind of in-depth coverage that satisfies the notability standard for a Lithuanian rabbi who flourished 200 years ago. Alansohn (talk) 15:23, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep per above. Nominator please note historical Jewish figures may not appear in the typical English language sources. For this reason please avoid nominating articles for deletion on such subjects. brew crewer  (yada, yada) 18:13, 3 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep While I may be biased as the guy who made this article, I do believe it warrants staying due to the above mentioned reasons. He is an important figure in the Misgnadic/Yeshivish world. Bgrus22 (talk) 03:32, 4 December 2020 (UTC)
 * Keep --Bearas (talk) 07:37, 5 December 2020 (UTC)


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