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Membership Levels
By supporting Jewish Book Council, you’ll be making a meaningful contribution to the organization’s work — from our awards programs to our annual print literary journal, and from our book club resources to our author network. Thank you for joining us in our mission to support and celebrate Jewish literature!
If you’re interested in a program/Network membership (as an author or community) that includes authors speaking at events, please see the JBC Authors page, which has our JBC Network program details. The below membership tiers are only for reader memberships.
Student Membership
$36
Benefits:
- The latest issue of Paper Brigade, our annual literary journal.
- JBC bookmark
- Added to JBC’s mailing list to learn about special events, giveaways, and more!
*NOTE: If you wish to purchase a Student Membership, please email Isadora at isadora@jewishbooks.org with a valid student email address for further instructions.*
Friend of Jewish Book Council
$118
Benefits:
- The latest issue of Paper Brigade, our annual literary journal.
- A JBC tote bag.
- Members will receive an exclusive quarterly email with special sneak peeks of that season’s newest Jewish books!
- Opportunities to be entered into giveaways of JBC merch and book bundles!
Readers Circle
$360
Benefits:
All Friend benefits plus:
- An exclusive JBC postcard set with illustrations of famous Jewish authors.
- JBC’s“Ask Me What I’m Reading” pin.
Editors Circle
$540
Benefits
All Readers Circle benefits plus:
- Annual subscription to Jewish Book Council’s book subscription series Nu Reads
- 10% discount on annual writers’ seminar
Nu Reads Insider
$1,800
Benefits
All Editors benefits plus:
- A National Jewish Book Award-winning book
- An invitation to attend JBC’s “Meet the Author” event to hear from nearly 300 authors about their new books

For further information and endowment opportunities, including endowing a National Jewish Book Award category, please call Naomi Firestone-Teeter at 212−201−2921.