Peter Yarrow

Peter Yarrow is an American singer and songwriter who found fame with the 1960s folk music trio Peter, Paul and Mary. Yarrow cowrote one of the groups greatest hits, Puff, the Magic Dragon. He is also a political activist and has lent his support to causes that range from opposition to the Vietnam War to the creation of Operation Respect, an organization that promotes tolerance and civility in schools.

Peter Yarrow was born in Manhattan, the son of Vera Wisebrode and Bernard Yarrow. His parents were educated Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, whose families had settled in Providence, Rhode Island. Bernard attended the University of Krakw and the Odessa University , before emigrating to the United States in 1922 at the age of 23.

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