A.J. Weberman sifted through the prophetic singerβs trash in search of meaning. He turned on him as a sellout and has spent decades trying to reclaim him for the counterculture.
The folk trio he formed with Noel Paul Stookey and Mary Travers became a pop phenomenon, scoring hits like βIf I Had a Hammerβ and βPuff the Magic Dragon.β
In 1947, Ron Eliranβs 13th birthday in the British Mandate for Palestine was canceled when authorities called a curfew. Now, 77 years later, he has officially become a man.