Woman Looks to Inspire, Heal through Song
Estherleon Schwartz has faced many ups and downs during her lifetime, but it's her faith and hope that led her to her true calling to inspire others.
Cantor Estherleon Schwartz remembers being 4 years old and being chased with her family by Nazis.
Her father threw her over a barbed wire fence and called to the heavens "save my daughter, and she will serve you forever." It is a vivid memory that has stayed with her forever.
Since then, Schwartz began a successful clothing empire, which she later gave up in order to begin her work as a cantor.
"I wanted to bring people closer to something that was bigger than themselves [through song]," Schwartz explained.
Schwartz sings to inspire people and works at a well-known hospital in Los Angeles in hopes of providing spiritual healing that medicine can't offer.
Schwartz also continues to give back as a UN ambassador for peace. She recently released a book, originally intended to be a eulogy letter, and announced that part of the proceeds would go towards the Feed The Children organization that donates food, medicine and other essentials to impoverished children.
Jill Dilibero is a journalist in Boston.
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