For the Media
Barbara Ostfeld is the first ordained woman cantor in Jewish history. She broke that stained glass ceiling and began serving congregations in New York at the age of twenty-two. A vocal advocate for mental health care, she is also an enthusiastic singer of protest songs, especially the new ones. Barbara lives in Buffalo, New York, with her husband and an assortment of mildew-spotted African violets. Catbird is her first book.
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Kindergarten Photo from Catbird
Barbara Ostfeld, kindergarten, 1957, from Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim. (Erva Press, 2019)
Credit: Barbara J. Ostfeld
Autumn 2020
Barbara Ostfeld, author of Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim
Credit: Rita Wojcik, RKWphoto&design
Author Photo
Barbara Ostfeld, author of Catbird: The Ballad of Barbi Prim
Credit: Rita Wojcik, RKWphoto&design