Susan Wehle (May 14, 1953 – February 12, 2009) was ordained the first American female Jewish Renewal cantor (hazzan) in 2006. Wehle was a cantor for Temple Beth Am in Williamsville, New York, and Temple Sinai in Amherst, New York, for nine years. She created one CD, Songs of Healing and Hope. She was the daughter of Holocaust survivors Hana and Kurt Wehle, and had two sons, Jonah and Jake. She died in the plane crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 in Clarence, New York.
References
- "United States Public Records, 1970-2009". FamilySearch. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "Cantorial/Hazzanut/Liturgical - Songs of Healing & Hope". Levinejudaica.com. 2005-07-26. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- Haughney, Christine (February 15, 2009). "'It's Not Even Six Degrees of Separation. It's One.'". The New York Times.
- ^ "Songs of Healing & Hope CD: Cantor Susan Wehle & Classical Guitarist Gunilla Theander Kester". Thekesters.net. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- "JRF Remembers Cantor Susan Wehle". Jewish Reconstructionist Federation. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2012-08-26.
- Rich Newberg (2009-02-19). "Community says goodbye to Susan Wehle". WIVB.com. Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
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