Deletion of Mordechai Hager

Comment: I'll raise the Hamodia obit with an https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/16/obituaries/rabbi-mordechai-hager-dead-led-large-hasidic-sect.html obit in the NYT which is generally a very strong indication of notability. This https://books.google.co.il/books?id=QpjXAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Mordechai+Hager%22&dq=%22Mordechai+Hager%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjhrIeZ9IDgAhVHzKQKHdOBDmYQ6AEIOTAD book - has some 4 pages on him. I added an interwiki to hewiki and yiwiki which have more sources (amply satisfying GNG). This was a rather major community leader the Viznitz hasidim in the US (Monsey) being fairly large, and his authority over this community being nearly absolute. Article creator is a newbie, and the article needs work, but 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Please do not bite the newcomers (WP:DONTBITE)

Comment: The sources now in the article establish the strong claim of notability. Why weren't these sources found in a  search
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Articles for deletion (WP:BEFORE)