The American Conference of Cantors announced the election of Arthur M. Wolfson, cantor of Temple Emanu-El of New York City, as its president for a two-year term. Cantor Wolfson expressed concern over the numerous itinerants who “call themselves cantors and who commercialize on the title which is so deeply cherished in Jewish tradition.”
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