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The result was keep. postdlf (talk) 02:27, 19 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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Tagged for notability for 5 years; couldn't establish notability Boleyn (talk) 15:19, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Weak keep: He is mentioned in multiple sources as a very important founding figure in the history of the once-large Jewish community in Cuba [1]; [2] (also duplicated in another book, presumably by the same author); [3]; [4]; [5]. Note that several of these sources call him, in various languages, the "grandfather" of the Jewish community in Cuba. The sources which probably cover him in the most depth are Cuban Yiddish publications, which are probably hard to find now. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 20:03, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
  • And here is some coverage on him in Yiddish: [6]; [7]; [8]. הסרפד (call me Hasirpad) (formerly R——bo) 20:11, 13 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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• Keep Blis' role in the Cuban Jewish community is a credible claim of notability, and the claim is supported by sources. I don't doubt הסרפד's contention that additional sources that may well be challenging to find on the Internet. Alansohn (talk) 01:15, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]
• Keep, subject qualifies as WP:N and for WP:BIO. See the Jewish Virtual Library's entry on the history of Cuba's Jews that states: "The founder of the Zionist Movement in Cuba was David Blis who was nicknamed 'The Grandfather of the Jewish Community.' He settled in Cuba in 1913 and cooperated with Shevet Aḥim in its early Zionist activities, particularly after the Balfour Declaration. Blis presented a memorandum on the Jewish question to prominent politicians, and thanks to his endeavors the Cuban Senate approved, on April 30, 1919, a resolution in favor of a Jewish National Home in Palestine."[9] and there are many more like this. The article should be improved but not deleted. IZAK (talk) 15:20, 14 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Comment If anyone is able to add those references to the article it would greatly improve it. Thanks for looking into it. Nomination withdrawn Boleyn (talk) 21:40, 16 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

• Keep:WP:N and for WP:BIO Notable - Ret.Prof (talk) 23:44, 17 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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