Skip to main content
Jew­ish Book Coun­cil, found­ed in 1943, is the longest-run­n­ing orga­ni­za­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the sup­port and cel­e­bra­tion of Jew­ish literature.

Get the latest reviews, news, and more in your inbox.

Invalid email address

Dina Weinstein | Jewish Book Council

Main navigation

  • Books

    Find the lat­est book reviews, read­ing lists, and edi­tors’ books, and search JBC’s data­base of over 8,000 titles. 

    • Book Search
    • Reading Lists
    • Israel Bookshelf
    • Global Jewish Literary Alliance
    • Review for Us
    • Submit a Book for Review

    Editors' Picks

    Cover of Flower of Vlora: Growing up Jewish in Communist Albania
    Flower of Vlo­ra: Grow­ing up Jew­ish in Com­mu­nist Albania
    Cover of The 12th Commandment
    The 12th Commandment
  • Book Clubs

    Find the lat­est month­ly picks, dis­cus­sion ques­tions and resource guides, and the lat­est books in paperback.

    • Monthly Picks
    • Starting a Book Club
    • Live Chat
    • Book Club Guides

    April Picks

    Cover of Mrs. Lilienblum's Cloud Factory
    Mrs. Lilien­blum’s Cloud Factory
    Cover of Chutzpah Girls: 100 Tales of Daring Jewish Women
    Chutz­pah Girls: 100 Tales of Dar­ing Jew­ish Women
  • PB Daily
  • Paper Brigade

    JBC’s print lit­er­ary jour­nal Paper Brigade pro­vides a 200-page snap­shot of the Jew­ish lit­er­ary land­scape in Amer­i­ca and abroad. Find the lat­est issues, infor­ma­tion on the Paper Brigade New Israeli Fic­tion prize, adver­tis­ing details, and more.

    • Stockists
    • Submissions
    • Advertising
    • New Israeli Fiction Prize

    The Latest Issues

    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Eight
    $25.00
    Paper Brigade Vol­ume Seven
    $25.00
  • JBC Authors

    Find infor­ma­tion on becom­ing a tour­ing authors and how to bring an author into your community.

    • Network
    • Read On
    • View All Authors
    • Member Sites
    • Member Site Resources

    Featured Authors

    Photo of Maya Arad
    Maya Arad
    Photo of Benyamin Cohen
    Benyamin Cohen
  • Awards

    Search over 70 years of Nation­al Jew­ish Book Award win­ners and final­ists and find the lat­est Natan Notable Books.

    • National Jewish Book Awards
    • Natan Notable Books
    • Jewish Book Marketing Grants

    Recent Awardees

    Cover of 10/7: 100 Human Stories
    10/7: 100 Human Stories
    Cover of Songs for the Brokenhearted: A Novel
    Songs for the Bro­ken­heart­ed: A Novel
  • Events
  • Shop
  • About Us
  • Support
Searching...

Dina Wein­stein

Dina Wein­stein is a Rich­mond, Vir­ginia-based writer.

  • Reviews
  • Articles
Cover of I Am Here Now
Fic­tion
I Am Here Now
Barbara Bottner
Cover of Games of Deception: The True Story of the First US Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany
Non­fic­tion
Games of Decep­tion: The True Sto­ry of the First US Olympic Bas­ket­ball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany
Andrew Maraniss
Cover of Union Made: Labor Leader Samuel Gompers and his Fight for Workers’ Rights
Chil­dren’s
Union Made: Labor Leader Samuel Gom­pers and his Fight for Work­ers’ Rights
Nor­man H. Finkelstein
Cover of Defying the Nazis: The Life of German Officer Wilm Hosenfeld, Young Readers Edition
Chil­dren’s
Defy­ing the Nazis: The Life of Ger­man Offi­cer Wilm Hosen­feld, Young Read­ers Edition
Her­mann Vinke
Cover of The Art of Starving
Fic­tion
The Art of Starving
Sam J. Miller
Cover of Fania's Heart
Chil­dren’s
Fani­a’s Heart
Anne Renaud; Richard Rudnicki, illus.
Cover of Escaping the Nazis on the Kindertransport
Non­fic­tion
Escap­ing the Nazis on the Kindertransport
Emma Carlson Berne
Cover of The Six-Day Hero
Chil­dren’s
The Six-Day Hero
Tam­mar Stein
Cover of The Life of an Olive
Chil­dren’s
The Life of an Olive
D. Yael Bernhard
Cover of Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish
Chil­dren’s
Here­ville: How Mir­ka Caught a Fish
Barry Deutsch
Cover of Lucky Broken Girl
Chil­dren’s
Lucky Bro­ken Girl
Ruth Behar
Cover of We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler
Chil­dren’s
We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Stu­dent Resis­tance Move­ment That Defied Adolf Hitler
Russell Freedman
Cover of Women Who Broke The Rules: Judy Blume: Are You There Reader? It’s Me, Judy!
Chil­dren’s
Women Who Broke The Rules: Judy Blume: Are You There Read­er? It’s Me, Judy!
Kathleen Krull; David Leonard, illus.
Cover of Courage & Defiance: Stories of Spies, Saboteurs, and Survivors in World War II Denmark
Non­fic­tion
Courage & Defi­ance: Sto­ries of Spies, Sabo­teurs, and Sur­vivors in World War II Denmark
Deborah Hopkinson
Cover of Among the Living
Fic­tion
Among the Living
Jonathan Rabb

Pagination

  • Page 1
  • Next page ››
Essay

Gertrude Stein Reis­sues Focus­ing on the Artis­tic Process

by Dina Wein­steinGertrude Stein (1874 – 1946) was a rule-break­ing poet and writer, sup­port­er of the arts, and salon hostess.The Poet­ry Foun­da­tion describes Stein as…
Dina Wein­stein
June 30, 2014
Essay

Read­ing Free­dom Summer

by Dina Wein­steinBooks on the 1964 Mis­sis­sip­pi Free­dom Sum­mer are clas­si­fied under African Amer­i­can his­to­ry and civ­il rights. But the project was rife with Jew­ish…
Dina Wein­stein
June 18, 2014
Essay

Jew­ish Books Boom­ing in the Heart of Dixie

by Dina Wein­steinMem­oirs, diaries, and col­lec­tions tell the South­ern Jew­ish story.It’s an expe­ri­ence that has gained pop­u­lar­i­ty based on the clas­sics of this…
Dina Wein­stein
January 30, 2014
Essay

The Lega­cy of Robert Kim­mel Smith

by Dina Wein­stein Forty years ago in books and in groups, women were doc­u­ment­ing, prod­ding, and exam­in­ing their world, their sta­tus, and their lot as they entered the…
Dina Wein­stein
November 14, 2013

Stay Updated with Our Newsletter

Invalid email address
Join Us

Mem­bers receive valu­able ben­e­fits includ­ing spe­cial dis­counts, lit­er­ary gifts, and exclu­sive con­tent, while help­ing JBC to sup­port and cel­e­brate Jew­ish literature.

Become a Member
Jewish Book Council

Footer

  • Donate
  • Book Search
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising
  • FAQ
  • Bookstore Guide
  • Report­ing Anti­semitism
Connect with Us
Support Us
  • Amazon Smile
Jewish Book Council Platinum Transparency Guidestar Candid Seal 2024
Four-Star seal from Charity Navigator
Copyright © 2025 Jewish Book Council
  • Accessibility
  • Financials