Submission declined on 1 May 2026 by ChrysGalley (talk). No change since the last decline. Fundamentally we need to meet WP:42, and it remains the case that only the ventilation system has that, not the school. We need significant coverage in independent sources.
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Submission declined on 19 April 2026 by Hurricane Wind and Fire (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for schools. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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Submission declined on 1 March 2026 by Theroadislong (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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Submission declined on 1 March 2026 by Hurricane Wind and Fire (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by Hurricane Wind and Fire 3 months ago.
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This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
Declined by Lynch44 4 months ago.
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Comment: Reference 1 does not provide significant coverage and References 2 and 4 are not independent of the subject. 🌀Hurricane Wind and Fire, why did you decline my draft? (talk) (contribs)🔥 22:30, 19 April 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Commenting in my capacity as @User:Harrison0123's mentor: I went through and cleaned up some of the language in Special:Diff/1341183367 so that language and formatting issues would not get in the way of accepting the draft. However, in doing so, I noticed that there is a lot of information about the school that is not mentioned in the sources, especially in the history section. Harrison0123, can you confirm if you have a conneection to the school? If so, you should declare your conflict of interest. The article can still be accepted, but this must be done first, see WP:DCOI for instructions. 🌸wasianpower🌸 (talk • contribs) 22:54, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: Reference 1 is routine coverage.We do not need to include the mission of the school and there is some unnecessary language like "slowly but surely". 🌀Hurricane Wind and Fire (talk) (contribs)🔥 03:20, 1 March 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: See WP:NSCHOOL. Sources written by the subject do not count towards notability. Lynch44 01:19, 28 February 2026 (UTC)
Bornblum Jewish Community School was founded by Bert Bornblum in 1988.[1] Bornblum is located in Memphis, Tennessee. It teaches both Jewish and general studies classes.
History
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Bornblum began with twenty-five students between all three grades; first, second, and third grade. They began in the nearby Beth Shalom synagogue, on Humphreys Blvd in Memphis[3], and they were taught Jewish studies. Bornblum added students and a grade every year until 1991, when they reached sixth grade. Over the next three years, the seventh and eighth grade classes were also added. The school's first eighth grade graduation was held in June 1995 with eleven students. In 1998, Bornblum moved out of Beth Shalom synagogue into to its current building, on Humphreys Blvd.[1] In 2016, the kindergarten class was added.[4]
Covid-19 HVAC Filters
editOn September 14th, 2021, Bornblum became the first school in the United States to use HVAC filters against COVID-19. These HVAC filters were built to be used specifically for COVID-19, and pandemic safety. Dexwet, the company behind the filters, set Bornblum up to be the inaugural site, endorsing it as the first school in the United States to use filters against COVID-19.[5]
References
edit- 1 2 Callahan, Jody. "Memphis philanthropist Bert Bornblum dies". The Commercial Appeal. Retrieved 2026-03-01.
- ↑ "Bornblum Jewish Community School". Retrieved 2026-03-06.
- ↑ https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/local-school-becomes-first-in-u-s-to-use-air-filtration-technology-to-fight-covid/article_e53517a2-b4fd-5fa2-a6ca-3c178a2af59a.html
- ↑ https://bornblum.org/about/
- ↑ "First in US, Jewish school installs new air filtration tech". The Jerusalem Post. 2021-09-15. ISSN 0792-822X. Retrieved 2026-02-27.