Mindy Jacobsen

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Mindy Jacobsen is the first blind woman to be ordained as a hazzan (also called a cantor) in the history of Judaism; she was ordained in 1978 by Hebrew Union College.^[1]^[2]^[3] She has been blind since birth as a result of retinopathy of prematurity, and was one of the first group of blind children to attend public school in Miami; she was also the first blind member of her local SING OUT cast (a branch of Up with People), and later founded a cast in Tallahassee, Florida.^[3] She is the First Vice President of the National Federation of the Blind of New York.^[3]

References

↑ "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.
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Brooklyn Ny - Accessible-Technology Pioneer Spearheads Efforts Helping Blind Students". Nycblink.com. 2011-10-31. Retrieved 2011-11-06.

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