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In My Own Voice

by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso , Chloe Greenberg
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Book cover type: Hardcover
  • ISBN13: 9780998032641
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Sandy Sasso
  • Publisher Imprint: Sandy Sasso
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 38
  • Original Price: GBP 17.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 422 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Biography & Autobiography / Women

In My Own Voice tells the trailblazing story of Barbara Ostfeld, the first woman ordained as a cantor. As a schoolgirl, Barbara loved singing loudly and with spirit, but she was mocked for her singing by her classmates. This didn't happen when she sang in her synagogue's children's choir, and Barbara reveled in her freedom to sing choir solos at Temple services. When it was time for her to apply to colleges, Barbara asked her cantor what seminary he had attended, explaining that she wanted to become a synagogue cantor. He laughed at her, telling her not to apply, and saying that the seminary would not accept her because she was a girl. And even when the seminary's registrar told her that no girl ever had even applied for admission, Barbara applied anyway, and was admitted. But when she entered her first chorus class at college, the teacher said, "There are no women's parts, so just mouth the words." Yet Barbara persisted in finding her own voice at the seminary, and in 1975, became the first woman ordained as a cantor in 3,000 years of Jewish history; today, female cantors sing in hundreds of synagogues around the world.

Greenberg, Chloe: - Chloe Greenberg is a book illustrator and collage artist, based in Cincinnati. After her college career at Herron School of Art and Design, she became the illustrator of author Kati Hirschy's My Autistic Mama, a children's book that presents a positive image of autistic traits. Chloe's illustrations draw inspiration from her background as a musician and songwriter, and aim to visually represent music with expressive textures, intentional colors, and flowing compositions. When she isn't making art, you may find Chloe birdwatching at her local park, going to concerts with friends, or watching movies.

Sasso, Sandy Eisenberg: - Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is the author of The Shema in the Mezuzah (National Jewish Book Award), and Regina Persisted: An Untold Story, as well as of Judy Led the Way, God's Paintbrush, Sally Opened Doors, and many other children's books. Her latest books are I Am Not Afraid: Psalm 23 for Bedtime and Miriam's Dancing Shoes. She is Senior Rabbi Emerita at Congregation Beth-El Zedeck in Indianapolis, founder of the Religion, Spirituality, and the Arts Initiative at Indiana University at Indianapolis, Herron School of Art and Design, and cofounder of Women4Change Indiana. She lives in Indianapolis.

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