Rabbi Angela W. Buchdahl

Angela Warnick Buchdahl was invested as the first Asian-American cantor in 1999. Just two years later, she made history again with ordination from HUC-JIR, becoming the first Asian American rabbi. Buchdahl served as associate rabbi and cantor at Westchester Reform Temple in Scarsdale, New York, and currently serves as cantor of Central Synagogue in New York City.