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The result was keep. WP:SNOWCLOSE (non-admin closure) — JJMC89 (T·E·C) 03:10, 8 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

J. Levine Books and Judaica

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I searched for sources before nominating but found this says 1820 foundation while this says 1890 and finally this says 1905; my further searches here, here, here, here and here (latter only has one article from 1991). There's also no possibility of moving elsewhere so although it seems well known locally and is an old shop, there's not much suggesting keeping and no signs of good improvement. SwisterTwister talk 05:27, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - I added sources. The confusion over the date is because the founder began his business in 1890 in Lithuania, and then established it in 1905 in NYC when he immigrated. There's also this Brazilian article from 1996 [1], which I couldn't add to the article because it's only a photo of the paper, but it also supports GNG. —Мандичка^YO 😜 12:44, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Keep Article has been improvedVinegarymass911 (talk) 15:45, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep per sources found and article improvements (great job, Wikimandia). Whether it started in 1820, 1890 or 1905, it seems to be an historic store to the New York Jewish community. --Oakshade (talk) 15:49, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep Certainly as updated, the article makes a credible claim of notability which is supported by reliable and verifiable sources. Alansohn (talk) 16:55, 3 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep the company keeps a record of all their main press (14 at current count), and while most are brief mentions or name-drops, there is a fair amount of coverage specifically of or about the store. Primefac (talk) 11:38, 4 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Keep, meets WP:GNG. The four references presently cited in the article are all reliable and independent. (plus WooHoo for local brick and mortar bookstores)Coolabahapple (talk) 15:02, 7 August 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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