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I've exhausted every source I could find on Katz/Katts that isn't the other Katz. It's a brief article but I think it's complete. The anthology is inaccessible (rare, self-published) but fits within the scope of Further reading for those interested. czar17:45, 19 February 2024 (UTC)reply
They were both writers and editors and the spellings of their names are interchangeable so technically those disambiguators should all go to the dab page. czar18:38, 19 February 2024 (UTC)reply
Are you sure that "Moshe" is the most common spelling, rather than "Moishe" or "Moyshe"?
Yes, that's what Avrich and Friedman used
Can you provide the spelling of his name in Yiddish?
I assume it's something like "" but I haven't seen a source print it, so I would usually stick with the best-known English name
Seems odd to title the section "Early life and career" when it covers his entire biography, not just the earlier parts. Suggest simply "Biography" or "Life and career".
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Spotcheck: Falk 2008, pp. 529–530. Verified.
Spotcheck: Weinstein & Wolfthal 2018, p. 62. Verified.
Spotcheck: Avrich 1988, p. 180. Verified.
Spotcheck: Avrich 1988, pp. 183–184. Verified.
You should probably mention that the editor in question was
Morris Winchevsky.
I considered that but I think it's trivia, as
Winchevsky declined and ultimately the part that matters most is that he participated in the selection
Spotcheck: Avrich 1988, p. 178. Verified.
"Philadelphia Knights of Liberty Sunday anarchist forums" Wondering if this should be possessive, like say "Philadelphia Knights of Liberty's Sunday anarchist forums"?
✓ Works either way
Spotcheck: Avrich 1988, p. 181. Verified.
Spotcheck: Avrich 1988, p. 185. Verified.
"Katz and Hillel Solotaroff led the Fraye Arbeter Shtime" I think the use of "led" here is a bit unclear. Source seems to imply they were editing?
✓ Sounds good. I wasn't fully satisfied with how the source put it.
Spotcheck: Avrich 1988, p. 179. Verified.
Spotcheck: Avrich 1988, pp. 186–187. Verified.
"beginning in 1902" Did the union begin in 1902 or did Katz start his job as treasurer then? It's currently unclear.
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Spotcheck: Howe 1989, p. 294. Verified.
Consider converting this to Sfn formatting, for the sake of consistency.
It's a minor ref and I wouldn't consider it part of the topic's bibliography, hence the separation
Are there any more details about Katz in Howe's book?
Nope
"The Kropotkin and Berkman translations were done with Abraham Frumkin" Avrich 1988, p. 185 doesn't mention Frumkin. Might be worth rearranging the citations so they're placed in line with what they verify. Also maybe add "together" before "with"?
The paragraph has two citations, so both apply to the paragraph
You should rearrange the sentences about his transition towards Zionism, bringing them together. It currently reads like a repetition of information.
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"As one of few New York Jews to relocate," To relocate to Philadelphia? Or generally?
I can assume no photographs of Katz are available. Are there any images we could include in this article for context?
The one I found was
for the Communist Katz and I haven't found any others (or even an archive that would appear to have one). I could include an image of the periodicals he published but I feel that those would be more decorative in this short of an article.
A. It contains a list of all references (sources of information), presented in accordance with
the layout style guideline:
B.
Reliable sources are
cited inline. All content that
could reasonably be challenged, except for plot summaries and that which summarizes cited content elsewhere in the article, must be cited no later than the end of the paragraph (or line if the content is not in prose):
A couple cases of inline citations being misplaced, although this has only been a very minor issue with verification.
Might be worth adding cover images of one or two of the journals/newspapers that Katz worked on? Even a small amount of visual context would be nice, I think.
Overall:
Pass or Fail:
Article is very close. It appears to be as complete as it'll ever be. I only have a few minor notes that I think are holding this back from a quick pass. Ping me once these are addressed and I'll be happy to take another look. Nice work researching this! --
Grnrchst (
talk)
13:48, 20 February 2024 (UTC)reply
Appreciate the review! Made some edits/replies and I'll look into getting the title page of one of his translations. czar13:31, 21 February 2024 (UTC)reply