Deborah Katchko-Zimmerman

Deborah Katchko-Zimmerman founded the Women Cantors Network, an international outreach support group for female cantors, which works for the nationwide recognition and employment of qualified female cantors, in 1982.[1][2][3] She was the granddaughter of a prominent cantor (Adolph Katchko), and was trained as a cantor privately by her father, who was also a cantor.[4][5] She was also the second woman to become the full-time cantor of a Conservative temple, when she became the cantor for Congregation Beth El in Norwalk, Connecticut in 1980.[4] She wrote the piece "Music" for The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women (1989).[6]

References

  1. ↑ Heskes, Irene (1 March 2009). "Cantors: American Jewish Women". Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Schackman, Maxine (31 May 2011). "Carrying on a family tradition". Judaica Sound Archives at FAU Libraries. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Women Cantors' Network". Retrieved 7 April 2013.
  4. 1 2 Briggs, Kenneth A. (1981-09-06). "Cantor In The Family Tradition - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kol Ishah | Woman's Voice" (PDF). Lilith. 1993. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Diana Bletter; Lori Grinker (1989). The Invisible Thread: A Portrait of Jewish American Women. Jewish Publication Society. ISBN 978-0-8276-0333-2.
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