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The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86. Peter Yarrow died Tuesday at his home in New York.

It’s hard to imagine growing up in the last 60 years or so without being touched by the music and activism of Peter Yarrow. He wrote the classic “Puff the

Peter Yarrow, one-third of the hit-making 1960s folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, and a Jewish activist who promoted Israeli-Palestinian coexistence and other progressive causes, died Tuesday at age 86.

Jennifer Stepp met Peter Yarrow in 2016 while helping to found an organization dedicated to depolarization. Here's her reflection on his message.