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This November brings us a glimpse into our musical past. Thanks to Roger Bennett, Josh Kun, and Janet Macoska, we now have two new titles to enhance our image of Jews on the music scene. With Bennett and Kun’s And You Shall Know Us By the Trail of Our Vinyl you’ll have the opportunity to peruse album covers of long ago and reacquaint yourself with forgotten moments in Jewish American pop history, including well-dressed cantors singing Christmas tunes, Long Island suburbanites dancing the mambo, and Chassidic prog-rockers. With Macoska’s book of photography Jews Rock!, you’ll have the opportunity to celebrate the influence of Jewish talent in the world of rock and roll, including images of Bob Dylan, Gene Simons, Billy Joel, Neil Diamond, and Bette Midler.
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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