Naomi Adler, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation in Philadelphia, was interviewed in 2017 following an incident in which a Jewish cemetery was desecrated. She reflected on potential causes for this rise in antisemitism.
About the Interviewee
Naomi Adler, daughter of Samuel and Carol, was born on July 5, 1966, in Dallas, Texas, and grew up in Rochester, New York. Her father was born in Germany, and along with his parents, immigrated to America after Kristallnacht. As a student at Mt. Holyoke College, Naomi experienced antisemitism when one of her teachers refused to reschedule an exam scheduled on Yom Kippur. Naomi and her husband, Brian Beal, have three sons. Naomi became the CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia in May 2014. This interview occurred on March 9, 2017, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.