ARTS AND CULTURE

Naomi Firestone-Teeter

Executive director, Jewish Book Council

Naomi Firestone-Teeter is the executive director of the Jewish Book Council (JBC) – an organization whose origins stretch back to the first ever "Jewish Book Week" mounted by librarian Fanny Goldstein in 1925. Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Naomi joined the JBC staff in 2006. She graduated from Emory University with degrees in English and Art History and, in addition, studied at University College London. Naomi has served as the founding editor of the JBC website and blog and managing editor of Jewish Book World. She has also overseen JBC's digital initiatives, and developed the JBC's "Visiting Scribe" series and "Unpacking the Book: Jewish Writers in Conversation." (Photo: Jewish Book Council.)