Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Sara Spira

Sara Spira

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Nonnotable Holocaust victim. Wikipedia is not memorial. Staszek Lem (talk) 22:19, 4 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Delete Nothing found to show that she passes notability. Eagleash (talk) 23:38, 4 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]
Comment it appears the University of Wisconsin has done a lot of historical research on her, and her postcards have been displayed in the Jewish Museum Milwaukee and possibly the National Holocaust Museum. [1] Probably doesn't get her to WP:GNG, but I would recommend voters should do a before search of their own. SportingFlyer talk 23:43, 4 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good find. Agree it may not achieve GNG, but there might be more out there somewhere. Eagleash (talk) 10:04, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

More links per above. University of Wisconsin course using her postcards as examples of an ordinary individual's experience of the holocaust: [2]; some description of her biography in the museum exhibit's description: [3]. 24.151.116.12 (talk) 16:06, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Women-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 03:33, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 03:33, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Germany-related deletion discussions. MT Train^Talk 03:33, 5 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. There are a substantial amount of citations here to keep this article in the project. Are any of the letters mentioned in the article commonly referenced by historians? Bmbaker88 (talk) 18:09, 6 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]

According to this article by the UW professor who incorporated them into his course on the holocaust, the family rediscovered the correspondence in 2015.Bitzan, Amos (Fall 2016). "Postcards from Europe's Edge: Centerpiece of Holocaust History Course" (PDF). Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies Newsletter. 17 (2): 4–5. Retrieved 2018-05-06. I am finding one Google hit for Sara Spira in a work published after that date but am unable to verify mention in the text. Holocaust Postal History: Harrowing Journeys Revealed Through the Letters and Cards of the Victims (2016). 24.151.116.12 (talk) 18:49, 6 May 2018 (UTC)[reply]