Avitall Gerstetter is the first female cantor appointed to serve in Germany. After graduation she studied in a yeshiva in Jerusalem. She then studied voice at the College of Art in Berlin, under Professor R. Riemer. In addition to learning piano, clarinet and dance, she studied English at the Technical University of Berlin. Avitall Gerstetter has presented concerts in Germany, England, Italy and the USA (New York, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh). In December 2001 she completed her cantorial training in New York. She serves as cantor in the Oranienburger Straße Synagogue and in the Hüttenweg Synagogue in Berlin. She has produced several CDs. For further information on Avitall Gerstetter, see www.avitall.de.