Английская Википедия:Avitall Gerstetter

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Avitalli Gerstetter (2019)

Avitall Gerstetter (Шаблон:Lang-he; born 1972 [1][2]) is the first female hazzan (cantor) in Jewish Renewal and the first female cantor in Germany.[3][4]

Early life

Gerstetter was born into a Jewish family in 1972. Her father is a convert to Judaism.[5]

Career

Gerstetter was ordained in 2002.[6][7] She served as a cantor in Berlin together with cantor Mimi Sheffer and Rabbi Daniela Thau; this was the first time after the Holocaust that women had led the services of the High Holy Days.[8] She served until August 2022 as cantor in the Oranienburger Straße Synagogue and in the Hüttenweg Synagogue in Berlin, and has created several CDs.[7] In August 2022 she published a letter in Die Welt, stating that converts to Judaism in Germany pose a threat to Jewish communities nationwide. The following week she was fired from her position in the Berlin Jewish Community.[5]

Awards

In 2007 Avitall was awarded the title of ‘Ambassador for Tolerance’ by the Bündnis für Demokratie und Toleranz of the German government.[9] Шаблон:Commons category

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