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America’s First Consul to Jerusalem
Warder Cresson's journey to Jerusalem, and to Judaism, took a convoluted path.
Amy Eilberg Ordained as First Female Conservative Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 12, 1985
Sandy Sasso Ordained as First Female Reconstructionist Rabbi
Today in Jewish History: May 19, 1974
Sally Priesand: First American Female Rabbi
Ordained in 1972 by the Reform movement, she paved the way to the rabbinate for many women.