Women Cantors Network
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| Founded | 1982 |
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| Focus | Community Improvement, Capacity Building, Promotion of Business |
| Location | |
Region served | U.S., Canada, Israel, United Kingdom, France, Germany |
| Members | 300+ |
Key people | President Stephanie Weishaar Executive Vice President Rebecca Schwartz Communications Vice President Joshana Erenberg Corresponding Secretary Lois Kittner Recording Secretary Linda Sweenie Treasurer Elaine Moise |
| Website | www |
Women Cantors Network is an international outreach support group for female cantors, which works for the nationwide recognition and employment of qualified female cantors.[1] It was founded in 1982 by Cantor Deborah Katchko-Zimmerman, who was the granddaughter of a prominent cantor (Adolph Katchko), and who was trained privately by her father, also a cantor.[1][2] At the first meeting of what became the Women Cantors Network, only twelve women attended.[3] In 1983 the Women Cantors Network began regularly publishing a newspaper, in 1993 its constitution and bylaws were written, in 1997 it began to commission new Jewish music, and in 1998 it created an online list-serve network.[citation needed]
In 2011 the Women Cantors' Network had a piece commissioned for them honoring the Liberty Bell, which they performed at the National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[4] It was composed by cantor Lori Sumberg of Tucson, Arizona, and was called “Song of the Bell.”[4]
