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America's First Female Rabbi

America's First Female Rabbi

FromWitness History


America's First Female Rabbi

FromWitness History

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jun 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On June 3rd 1972 Sally Priesand became the first woman to be ordained as a rabbi in the USA. However it still took her another nine years to secure a full-time post in a synagogue. She spoke to Zeinab Dabaa about overcoming the traditional gender barriers in her ground-breaking career.Photo: Sally Priesand in 1972 (With thanks to the American Jewish Archive)
Released:
Jun 2, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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History as told by the people who were there.