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Ari Y. Kelman

Ari Y. Kelman is Jim Joseph Professor of Education and Jewish Studies at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education.

  • The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama
    The National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama
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    At the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Alabama, a Lesson in Memory and Responsibility

    Individual acts of violence are horrifying, but coordination of violent action and inaction necessitated the infrastructure that allowed it to happen

    byAri Y. Kelman
  • Photo collage by Tablet
    Photo collage by Tablet
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    First-Year Disorientation

    Campus Week: Let college do its job: Challenge your own loyalties, assumptions, and biases

    byAri Y. Kelman
  • “Tzena Tzena Tzena,” 1950.(Courtesy Gary Maloney)
    “Tzena Tzena Tzena,” 1950.(Courtesy Gary Maloney)
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    Hear Israel

    When the Weavers recorded the popular Israeli folk song ‘Tzena Tzena’ in 1950, they did more than legitimize a strain of musical culture; they introduced Israel to a generation of young Americans

    byAri Y. Kelman
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    Songs of Songs

    What are the 100 greatest Jewish songs ever? Tablet Magazine’s musicologists rank them all, from sacred to pop to hip-hop, from Rabbi Akiva to Amy Winehouse.

    byJody RosenandAri Y. Kelman
  • Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer.
    Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer.
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    Sacred Remake

    We may talk of its eternal qualities, but the music of Kol Nidre is forever being made anew

    byAri Y. Kelman
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