# Talk:Judah Leib Ben-Ze'ev

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Reviewer: Whiteguru (talk · contribs) 06:14, 4 May 2021 (UTC)

Starts GA Review; the review will follow the same sections of the Article. Hopefully we will start anon. --Whiteguru (talk) 06:14, 4 May 2021 (UTC)


### Observations
GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
It is reasonably well written.
a (prose, spelling, and grammar):  b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists): 
Please see MOS:REPEATLINK. There are a number of duplicate links and irrelevant links.
knowledge of Hebrew philology = over linking. We don't need links to Hebrew (nor philology) here, it is already stated he is a scholar revitalising the usage of Hebrew as a written language.
In 1787 he moved to Berlin, then the centre of the Haskalah movement. Over linking. We don't need a link to Berlin. Haskalah is already linked in the infobox.
became friends with the Me'assefim and → already linked in the lede
links to Syriac and Greek are superfluous
in Vienna as proofreader in the Hebrew presses → Vienna, proofreader, presses do not need links.
German revision of his Talmud by Salomon Jacob Cohen appeared in Berlin  →  Berlin does not need a link. Nor does Vilnius.
was translated into Italian by Leon Romani → Italian is a common word, does not need a link; ditto Russian in the same sentence.

It is factually accurate and verifiable.
a (reference section):  b (citations to reliable sources):  c (OR):  d (copyvio and plagiarism): 
 and received a traditional religious education. This sentence links to Jewish education. The text should say this. Simply 'religious education' is misleading.
Good work on references.
It is broad in its coverage.
a (major aspects):  b (focused): 
Appropriate coverage of Ze'ev's contrbutions to Me'assefim  and his role in the Haskalah revival of the Hebrew language.
Linking to Graf-Wellhausen is excellent, as it places Ze'ev most properly as a Hebrew critic using Historical criticism.
Jewish Virtual Library says that he was basically a failure as a poet?
It follows the neutral point of view policy.
Fair representation without bias: 
Yes, NPOV is presented.
It is stable.
No edit wars, etc.: 
Article created on 90 November 2020;
42 edits from 3 editors;
168 page views last 90 days.
No edit wars, article is considered stable.
It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales):  b (appropriate use with suitable captions): 
Judah Leib Ben-Ze'ev.png = in the public domain in its country of origin;
Ben Zeev Talmud.JPG = is in the public domain in its country of origin
Overall:
This is a good article, not over-written, sharp and concise.
There are excessive links in the article; when these are corrected (and the education reference) the article would achieve Good Article status. --Whiteguru (talk) 08:04, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 
@Whiteguru: Thanks for the review! I've gone ahead and implemented the recommended changes. –Kyuko (talk) 14:48, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
@Kyuko: Thank you for your corrections. Article passed! --Whiteguru (talk) 22:20, 11 May 2021 (UTC)
 
 Passed