Margit Oelsner-Baumatz
Margit Oelsner-Baumatz (born 1938) is a psychologist, educator,
Early years
Margit (nickname, "Margarita") Oelsner was born in Wrocław to Werner Oelsner, an electrical engineer, and Edith Chaskel. She described her father as "a German of Jewish descent, of course, who did not speak
Career
Oelsner married Fredy Baumatz, an observant Jew, and had three children. She began studying Hebrew to help their daughters who attended a community school.[2] Oelsner considered herself to be rebellious; she loved to study, was fascinated by challenges, and was a feminist at a time when few others were. Deciding she wanted to become a rabbi, she met with the Seminario Rabinico Latinoamericano's administrator and told him that she could not meet two of the requirements: she had no college degree and she could not go to Israel for a year. To fulfill the seminary's requirements, she studied psychology at university, and spent time in Israel. Though she has no pulpit, Oelsner can officiate at ceremonies outside the synagogue.[2] She leads a group at Lamroth Hakol which organizes activities, meetings and conducts visits to the sick.[3]
Selected works
- 1996, Women's Participation in the Rabbinical Function in Latin America
References
- ^ Painceira, Lalo (May 16, 2005). "El judaísmo abrió sus púlpitos a las mujeres". El Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 March 2014.
- ^ a b Rey, Alejandra (April 17, 2010). "La mujer que hizo realidad su sueño de ser rabina". La Nación (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 March 2014.
- ^ "Levavot". Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2014.