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See addition to the article/ The person is notable and his work is important.
I am puzzled what led to someone suggesting removing Dr. Rafael Medoff's Wikipedia page.
Dr. Medoff's important collaborative book with Professor David Wyman and being director of the Wyman Institute are by themselves notable, as are his many other books, large number of articles in various papers in the USA and internationally, being historical consultant to the play "The Accomplices" shown last year in Manhattan, and high level conferences he organizes in the USA and internationally. Example of the latter is the 2007 Wyman Institute conference at the Fordham University Law School. Professor Elie Wiesel was keynote speaker and important talks were given also by Professor David Wyman, Professor Moshe Arens (was Israel's Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs and its ambassador to the US), Dr. Rebecca Kook (Hillel Kook's daughter), ex-New York City mayor Ed Koch and many other noteworthy individuals. Dr. Medoff and Professor Wyman are the leading historians on the various important activities of Hillel Kook (Peter Bergson), especially his rescue committee which was one of the most important if not most important rescue activism during the Holocaust anywhere, and by far the most important in North America. As noted in earlier comments Dr. Medoff is not only the head of a noted research institute and a scholar with prolific publications in various media, but is also an activist and an effective popularizer of important issues.
Some very basic litmus tests on Dr. Medoff's notability are the following row counts
Term "Dr. Rafael Medoff" on GOOGLE: 2,610 YAHOO: 15,700
Term "Rafael Medoff" on GOOGLE: 16,100 YAHOO: 82,500
Term "Wyman Institute" on GOOGLE: 8,570 YAHOO: 48,400
Probably some links are out of context, however even the raw indicators are solid indications that Dr. Rafael Medoff, is indeed, making many notable contributions and that his Wikipedia page needs to be expanded for the reasons stated here and by a number of positive comments above. Emesz 1 May, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Rafael_Medoff&diff=302088437&oldid=300393870
Giving a clear warning on POV info removal to change the accuracy of the article. Why his PHD details and book comments subtracted from the article with no explanation or reason. Kasaalan ( talk) 10:27, 18 July 2009 (UTC)
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See addition to the article/ The person is notable and his work is important.
I am puzzled what led to someone suggesting removing Dr. Rafael Medoff's Wikipedia page.
Dr. Medoff's important collaborative book with Professor David Wyman and being director of the Wyman Institute are by themselves notable, as are his many other books, large number of articles in various papers in the USA and internationally, being historical consultant to the play "The Accomplices" shown last year in Manhattan, and high level conferences he organizes in the USA and internationally. Example of the latter is the 2007 Wyman Institute conference at the Fordham University Law School. Professor Elie Wiesel was keynote speaker and important talks were given also by Professor David Wyman, Professor Moshe Arens (was Israel's Minister of Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs and its ambassador to the US), Dr. Rebecca Kook (Hillel Kook's daughter), ex-New York City mayor Ed Koch and many other noteworthy individuals. Dr. Medoff and Professor Wyman are the leading historians on the various important activities of Hillel Kook (Peter Bergson), especially his rescue committee which was one of the most important if not most important rescue activism during the Holocaust anywhere, and by far the most important in North America. As noted in earlier comments Dr. Medoff is not only the head of a noted research institute and a scholar with prolific publications in various media, but is also an activist and an effective popularizer of important issues.
Some very basic litmus tests on Dr. Medoff's notability are the following row counts
Term "Dr. Rafael Medoff" on GOOGLE: 2,610 YAHOO: 15,700
Term "Rafael Medoff" on GOOGLE: 16,100 YAHOO: 82,500
Term "Wyman Institute" on GOOGLE: 8,570 YAHOO: 48,400
Probably some links are out of context, however even the raw indicators are solid indications that Dr. Rafael Medoff, is indeed, making many notable contributions and that his Wikipedia page needs to be expanded for the reasons stated here and by a number of positive comments above. Emesz 1 May, 2008
http://en.wikipedia.org/?title=Rafael_Medoff&diff=302088437&oldid=300393870
Giving a clear warning on POV info removal to change the accuracy of the article. Why his PHD details and book comments subtracted from the article with no explanation or reason. Kasaalan ( talk) 10:27, 18 July 2009 (UTC)