Convention Notebook: Day 2; Youth as Protected Class; Harold Grinspoon’s PJ Library; Moshe Leib Weiser

[View this email in your browser]( August 19, 2020 • Av 29, 5780 # # [Jews Drinking Coffee and Watching the Democratic Convention]( Tablet staff and contributors’ rolling commentary on the Democratic National Convention, as it happens [BY TABLET MAGAZINE](#) # [Young Love]( Thirty-year-old lawyers throwing bombs are ‘just kids,’ while 12-year-olds are prosecuted for ‘racism.’ How youth went from a stage of human development to a protected political class. [BY KAT ROSENFIELD](#) # [The Most Important Jewish Philanthropist You’ve Never Heard Of]( Harold Grinspoon struggled with reading as a child. Today he’s the man behind the world’s largest Jewish book program, PJ Library. [BY EMILY BENEDEK](#) [In Memoriam: Moshe Leib Weiser]( The rare-book collector and dealer, whose impact on the Jewish book world was immeasurable, died of COVID-19 at age 77 [BY PINI DUNNER](#) LISTEN TO TABLET # TAKE ONE [Eruvin 10]( Today’s Daf Yomi page gives us an insider’s look into how the Talmud raises—and answers—questions. AUGUST 19, 2020 # # This email was sent to you by [Tablet Magazine](#) Tablet Magazine | P.O. Box 20079 | New York, NY 10001 [Remove me from this list]( | [Forward to a Friend]( You are receiving this email because you signed up at our website, www.tabletmag.com. Tablet Magazine P.O. Box 20079 New York, NY 10001 USA Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp [Mailchimp Email Marketing](