Barbara Ostfeld-Horowitz

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Barbara Ostfeld-Horowitz became the first female cantor to be ordained in Reform Judaism in 1975.[1] She was ordained by the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[2] That school later established the Temple Beth-El of Great Neck, New York Prize in her honor.[3] From 1976 through 1988, she served Temple Beth-El of Great Neck as cantor.[2] From 1990 through 2002 she was a cantor at Temple Beth Am of Buffalo, NY.[2]

From 1996 to 1998, she chaired the Joint Cantorial Placement Commission of the American Conference of Cantors; she has also served it as a secretary, vice president, northeast regional representative, and member of its board of directors.[2] In September 2002, she was appointed its Placement Director.[2]

In March 2000, as she marked 25 years of congregational service, she received an honorary doctorate in Sacred Music from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.[2]

References

  1. ↑ http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/cantors-american-jewish-women
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 http://www.accantors.org/acc/node/66
  3. ↑ http://huc.edu/academics/catalog/prize.shtml
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