Talk:Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg

Let's begin this collaboration by putting together a list of sources we could consult for details on CPS's bio. There's seriously nothing on Google, and I don't think Artscroll publishes bio-books on living rabbis... Any ideas? - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 12:38, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How about translating whatever possible out of the hebrew wikipedia? that would be a good start. Ayinyud 14:11, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Except there's no hebrew article. Ayinyud 14:14, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

You're right. Google and Vivisimo yield nothing solid about him. This may be tough. Nesher 17:01, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

We must use the honorific "Rabbi" only once, at the beginning. Throughout the article we have to refer to R'S as "Scheinberg". I have removed excessive honorifics per policy. I am also adding another image. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 21:47, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Ok, so don't call him "Rabbi" every time, but I think "Chaim" is more respectful than "Scheinberg". Nesher 11:58, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

LOL, I figured that wouldn't go... - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 12:15, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I really don't think that either "Chaim" or "Scheinberg" are respectful. I feel it would be better to say "Rav Scheinberg", even if it may make the article a bit less graceful. In any case, I definitely feel that "Scheinberg" beats "Chaim". Ayinyud 12:50, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Right. It's WP policy. No honorific beyond one use. If you wanna put it in - go for it. Eventually some unrelated editor will come and clean them out, anyway. Rav Sheinberg is what I would prefer. I also uploaded a picture of him from my son's bris. My wife insisted that I crop myself out :) - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email13:15, 22 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

did anyone try a google search in Hebrew? Jon513 18:10, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Birth

What's the source for his birth? We have it listed in the intro paragraph as a definite (b. 1913), and later as indefinite (circa 1913). I want to make it consistent, but without a source I don't know which way to go. (Theoretically it shouldn't be too hard to find an exact date - NY did keep birth records in the early part of the 20th century). --Bachrach44 01:19, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Shanghai

Really? I doubt that very much for some reason. They escaped in 1940 or thereabouts. He would be 27, and too old for the Mir. - CrazyRussian talk/contribs/email 20:44, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have to admit, the source isn't watertight, but here it is:

"in a previous post i had made passing mention of some of european roshei yeshiva at yu with whom i'd learned and included r. sheinberg in that list. i should have mentioned that he is actually an american who went to europe to learn in pre-war mir and got caught with the rest of them, making the shanghai escape."

taken from [1]] and the subject is "Re: YU is a Litvishe yeshiva in the mold of Volozhin (?) Curious objections(?), clarification" Nesher 16:22, 24 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]