Cantors Assembly is the international association of hazzanim (cantors) affiliated with

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. It was founded in 1947 to develop the profession of the hazzan, to foster the fellowship and welfare of hazzanim, and to establish a conservatory for hazzanim. The latter goal was realized in 1952 with the establishment of the Cantors Institute at the

Jewish Theological Seminary of America The Jewish Theological Seminary (JTS) is a Conservative Jewish education organization in New York City, New York. It is one of the academic and spiritual centers of Conservative Judaism as well as a hub for academic scholarship in Jewish studies ...

. This Institute later developed into the H. L. Miller Cantorial School of the

. Cantors Assembly first allowed women to join in 1990; women have been ordained as hazzanim in Conservative Judaism since 1987. In 2013, Nancy Abramson became the first female president of Cantors Assembly. In 2017, Alisa Pomerantz-Boro became the second female president. Cantors Assembly is the largest body of hazzanim in the world. Cantors Assembly's

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says that it serves its members and congregations while also helping "preserve and enhance the traditions of our people".

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