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* 2009: [[Tannoz Bahremand Foruzanfar]], who was born in Iran, became the first [[Persian people|Persian]] woman to be ordained as a cantor in America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajrca.org/alumni/cantor-tannoz-bahremand-forunzanfar/ |title=Cantor Tannoz Bahremand Forunzanfar; Academy for Jewish Religion, California |publisher=Ajrca.org |accessdate=August 10th, 2013}}</ref> |
* 2009: [[Tannoz Bahremand Foruzanfar]], who was born in Iran, became the first [[Persian people|Persian]] woman to be ordained as a cantor in America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajrca.org/alumni/cantor-tannoz-bahremand-forunzanfar/ |title=Cantor Tannoz Bahremand Forunzanfar; Academy for Jewish Religion, California |publisher=Ajrca.org |accessdate=August 10th, 2013}}</ref> |
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* 2013: [[Nancy Abramson]] became the first female president of the [[Cantors Assembly]], an international professional organization of cantors associated with Conservative Judaism. |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cantors.org/message_from_our_president/|title=Message From Our President; Remarks by hazzan Nancy Abramson on her Installation as President of the Cantors Assembly May 22, 2013 |publisher=http://www.cantors.org|accessdate=August 23rd, 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jtsa.edu/Academics/Faculty_Profiles/Cantor_Nancy_Abramson.xml?ID_NUM=11135|title=Cantor Nancy Abramson|publisher=http://www.jtsa.edu|accessdate=August 23rd, 2013}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:02, 23 August 2013
This is a timeline of women hazzans (also called cantors) worldwide.
- 1955: Betty Robbins, born in Greece, became the world's first female cantor when she was appointed cantor of the Reform congregation of Temple Avodah in Oceanside, New York.[1]
- 1975: Barbara Ostfeld-Horowitz became the first female cantor to be ordained in Reform Judaism in 1975. [2]
- 1978: Mindy Jacobsen became the first blind woman to be ordained as a cantor.[3][4][5]
- 1978: Linda Rich became the first female cantor to daven (chant) in a Conservative synagogue (specifically Temple Beth Zion in Los Angeles) in 1978, although she was not ordained until 1996 when she finally received her ordination of "Hazzan Minister" from the "Jewish Theological Seminary" in New York. [6][7]
- 1987: Erica Lippitz and Marla Rosenfeld Barugel became the first female cantors in Conservative Judaism. [2]
- 1990: The Cantors Assembly, an international professional organization of cantors associated with Conservative Judaism, began allowing women to join.[8]
- 1998: Rebecca Garfein, born in Tallahassee, Florida, became the first female cantor to preside in a German synagogue. [9]
- 1999: Angela Warnick Buchdahl, born in South Korea, became the first Asian-American person to be ordained as a cantor. [10][11] [12][13] [14] [15] [16]
- 2001: Deborah Davis became the first cantor of either sex (and therefore, since she was female, the first female cantor) in Humanistic Judaism; however, Humanistic Judaism has since stopped graduating cantors.[17]
- 2002: Sharon Hordes became the first cantor of either sex (and therefore, since she was female, the first female cantor) in Reconstructionist Judaism.[18]
- 2002: Avitall Gerstetter became the first female cantor in Jewish Renewal and the first female cantor in Germany.[19][20] [21][22]
- 2006: Susan Wehle became the first American female cantor in Jewish Renewal in 2006;[23] however she died in 2009.[24]
- 2007: Jalda Rebling, born in Amsterdam, became the first openly lesbian cantor ordained by Jewish Renewal. [25]
- 2009: Tannoz Bahremand Foruzanfar, who was born in Iran, became the first Persian woman to be ordained as a cantor in America.[26]
- 2013: Nancy Abramson became the first female president of the Cantors Assembly, an international professional organization of cantors associated with Conservative Judaism.
References
- ^ "Betty Robbins | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ a b "Cantors: American Jewish Women | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Overcoming the Odds: Cantor Mindy F. Jacobsen | American Conference of Cantors". American Conference of Cantors. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind » Feature Writer – Romeo". Matildaziegler.com. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ "Brooklyn Ny - Accessible-Technology Pioneer Spearheads Efforts Helping Blind Students". Nycblink.com. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ^ Conservative Female Cantor Fits In Religion: Linda Rich Follows Sweet-Voiced Forefathers' Career Path. | Goliath Business News
- ^ Seminary Decision Opens Door for Women Cantors - Los Angeles Times
- ^ Goldman, Ari L. (September 19, 1990). "A Bar to Women as Cantors Is Lifted". The New York Times.
- ^ Cantor Rebecca Garfein « Congregation Rodeph Sholom
- ^ ""Troublemaker" Women Honored, Receive Ivy | auburn". Auburnseminary.org. 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "This Week in History - Angela Warnick Buchdahl invested as first Asian-American cantor | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. 1999-05-16. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Women's History Month: Unique Rabbi-Cantor Follows Her Own Melody". http://www.ny1.com. March 15th, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ "Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.; Angela Warnick Buchdahl". http://www.pbs.org. unknown. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ "Cantor Angela Warnick Buchdahl - the face of the modern Jew". Jewishtimesasia.org. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Our Clergy: Angela Warnick Buchdahl, Senior Cantor", Central Synagogue Web site
- ^ "The Sisterhood 50 –". Forward.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "Contributions of Jewish Women to Music and Women to Jewish Music". JMWC. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Cantor Sharon Hordes". Kenesethisrael.com. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ "Programmes | Crossing Continents | Europe | Jewish Berlin rises again - with Russian help". BBC News. 2000-11-15. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Google Translate". Translate.googleusercontent.com. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "alephalumni". Alephalumni.homestead.com. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Avitall Gerstetter - Jewish Community of Berlin". Jg-berlin.org. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
- ^ "Cantorial/Hazzanut/Liturgical - CD Cantor Susan Wehle OB"M Songs of Healing & Hope | J. Levine Books & Judaica |". Levinejudaica.com. 2005-07-26. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
- ^ Haughney, Christine (February 15, 2009). "'It's Not Even Six Degrees of Separation. It's One.'". The New York Times.
- ^ Axelrod, Toby (1999-11-30). "New Renewal cantor looks ahead | JTA - Jewish & Israel News". JTA. Retrieved 2012-04-14.
- ^ "Cantor Tannoz Bahremand Forunzanfar; Academy for Jewish Religion, California". Ajrca.org. Retrieved August 10th, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help) - ^ "Message From Our President; Remarks by hazzan Nancy Abramson on her Installation as President of the Cantors Assembly May 22, 2013". http://www.cantors.org. Retrieved August 23rd, 2013.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); External link in|publisher= - ^ "Cantor Nancy Abramson". http://www.jtsa.edu. Retrieved August 23rd, 2013.
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