Most people spend their later years looking back. Harold Grinspoon has spent his reinventing himself.⁠ ⁠ The businessman became a philanthropist. The philanthropist discovered Jewish children’s books and created PJ Library. In his late 80s, he became a sculptor after a cherry tree fell in his yard.⁠ ⁠ Now, as he turns 97, Grinspoon is reflecting on the unexpected pivots that have defined both his life and his approach to Jewish giving.⁠ ⁠ Known for innovative programs like PJ Library — which engages young Jewish families with monthly deliveries of age-appropriate children’s books and music — Grinspoon and his eponymous foundation have focused on programs that, in the spirit of the real estate business that made his fortune, build Jewish habits, institutions and relationships that he hopes will outlast him.⁠ ⁠ jtanews #jewishpeople #jewishstories #philanthropist thropy