Deletion of Congregation Beth Israel (Lebanon, Pennsylvania)

Comment: A lot of the discussion here seems to be revolving around the idea that the synagogue is notable because individuals associated with it were notable, but "notability is inherited" is a canonical argument to avoid in deletion discussions (see ). Is there any evidence that it has some independent notability of its own? Is it architecturally distinctive, did important events happen there, etc
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Arguments to avoid in deletion discussions (WP:INHERITED)

Comment: Individual religious congregations and their buildings are not inherently notable. Claiming this one is notable as the oldest (or only one) of its type in a small town of 24,000 is as unconvincing as an elementary school or club being notable because it is the oldest (or only) one in its small town. 1907 is not that long ago, and we have deleted articles about a great many religious congregations far older. Per John Nagle's analysis, the refs which have been added fail to satisfy . They are either  not independent of the subject, or do not have Congregation Beth Israel as a main subject and many only make passing mention. A passing reference in a book about the architect does not show that this building itself is notable or important in architectural history
Stance: delete
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: It is a notable synagogue and sources are reliable. It was founded in 1907 and it is the only Jewish congregation in the Lebanon area. I've checked references. The article easily passes 
Stance: keep
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:N)

Comment: Although the article now has 24 references, few, if any, of them meet the  criterion of "significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject". Going down the list, references 1,3,4,5, and 6 all point to the organization's web site, so they don't confer notability. Reference 2, re Percival Goodman, is just a one-line mention of the architect's involvement in the building ("a barn-style white building").  There's no indication of architectural notability; it's not a listed building. References 7 and 8 are routine bios of people associated with the organization, not published by a major source. Reference 9 is a letter signed by hundreds of clergy. Reference 10 has a one-line reference to rabbi Paula Reimer, but it's not about her. (She herself might be newsworthy, from the "Israel flag incident" in Berkeley, as {{user|Jayjg}} mentions, but that was before she went to Lebanon.) Reference 11 is by Paula Reimer, so that's not an independent source. Reference 12 is from the Dallas Morning News, but it's about Capitol Ministries and  doesn't mention this synagogue or Paula Reimer at all. Reference 13 is Capitol Ministries itself.  Reference 14 is a duplicate of reference 11. Reference 15 is a one-line mention in a blog of Paula Reimer quoting someone else.  Reference 16 is a brief link to a publication by Paula Reimer, and reference 17 is that publication.  Reference 18 is a brief bio of Paula Reimer because she does some part-time work at a local college.  References 19-24 are to brief notes about members of the synagogue who did something marginally notable, including publishing a cookbook
Stance: comment
Cited policy: Wikipedia:Notability (WP:NOTE)