Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Abraham Zelmanowitz (2nd nomination)

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The result was speedy keep. I understand that it has only been a day since I closed the previous nomination, but this article fulfills notability guidelines by a long shot - there's easily-available coverage focusing on Zelmanowitz in the New York Times, and he is mentioned in other articles as well ([1]). m.o.p 02:35, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Abraham Zelmanowitz[edit]

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Non-notable WP:ORPHAN stub article. Victim of September 11 attacks but does not meet WP:NOTABILITY guidelines. Also, article falls under WP:NOTMEMORIAL. Nominating individually based upon earlier AFD. Sottolacqua (talk) 17:49, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Strong Keep - Notable, his specific story was mentioned in a documentary film, The Oprah Magazine, CNN, NY Times, The Forward, etc. --Bobbyd2011 (talk) 19:52, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Strong Keep. Clearly meets the GNG, one of the most widely covered 9/11 victim stories. Hullaballoo Wolfowitz (talk) 22:24, 13 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Zelmanowitz is one of a handful of the nearly 3,000 people who died in the World Trade Center who qualify as notable as we define it, getting significant coverage, multiple reliable verifiable sources, and well after the event [2]. The story of him and Ed Beyea was one of the focuses in the bestselling 102 Minutes and his decision to stay behind with his disabled friend, rather than leaving, keeps getting cited as an illustration of altruism or empathy [3]. I see his story more as an illustration of misplaced confidence that he and his friend were safe on the 27th floor from a fire more than 60 stories above them, but he makes the books as notable. Mandsford 00:51, 14 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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