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Posted by Naomi Firestone-Teeter
Just received my June newsletter from the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute (sign up here) and it looks like they have a new addition to their series on Jewish Women. The latest title in the series is Gaby Brimmer: An Autobiography in Three Voices, which tells the story of Mexican-Jewish disability rights activist and writer Gabriela Brimmer. Brimmer (1947−2000), born with cerebral palsy, communicated largely by typing with her left foot on an electric typewriter, and by using that foot to point at letters and numbers on an “alphabet board” at the base of her wheelchair.
The story in Gaby Brimmer alternates between the voice of Gaby, her mother, Sari, and Florencia, her Mexican caregiver.
To read more about the title, visit Brandeis University Press.
Originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Naomi Firestone-Teeter is the CEO of the Jewish Book Council. Prior to becoming executive director and then CEO, she served as founding editor of the JBC website and managing editor of Jewish Book World. Naomi sits on the board of Jewish Creativity International.Naomi was named to the New York Jewish Week’s 2019 “36 Under 36” and Algemeiner’s 2018 list of the 100 people positively influencing Jewish life and was included on the Global Jewish 100 list by Izzy in 2020. She graduated from Emory University with degrees in English and Art History and, in addition, studied at University College London. She lives in Brooklyn with her family.
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