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Tannoz Bahremand Foruzanfar

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Tannoz Bahremand Foruzanfar, who was born in Iran, became the first Persian woman to be ordained as a cantor in the United States in 2009.[1][2] Foruzanfar was born in Tehran and moved to the United States when she was two.[3] She now works at Stephen S. Wise Temple in California.[4] She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Education with an emphasis in Music from the University of Southern California, as well as cantorial ordination from the Academy for Jewish Religion in California.[4]

She appeared in From the Shtetel to Broadway, a Yiddish musical review.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Alumni | Academy for Jewish Religion, California". Ajrca.org. 2013-08-13. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
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  3. ^ "Let My People Sing". Let My People Sing. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  4. ^ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20090813031546/http://www.wisela.org/temple/defaultnp.aspx?id=26858. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Google Drive Viewer". Docs.google.com. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  6. ^ http://www.jewishjournal.com/community_calendar/item/cantor_nathan_lam_and_friends_from_the_shtetel_to_broadway_a_yiddish_musica/. Retrieved June 23, 2012. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]