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1968 when he aired an anti-Semitic
poem. Subsequently, his attitudes
changed substantially, and he publicly
condemned black leaders for being anti-
Semitic.
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Semitic remarks in 1988 led to his being
ousted from the University of
Massachusetts Afro-American Studies
Department, where he had been a pro-
fessor since 1971. He joined the univer-
sity's Judaic Studies Department and
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ent congregation, Beth El Synagogue, in
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
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has published more than 30 books for
children and adults, as well as numerous
essays and reviews.
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of Rabbi Jonathan Kligler. Kim
and Reggie Harris have attended for
years.
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events with everyone joining in. It's a
comfortable arrangement for the
Harrises, an African American folk-
music duo, who became longtime
friends as well as guests.
The rabbi, spiritual leader of Kehillat
Lev Shalem, the Woodstock Jewish
Congregation in upstate New York,
enjoyed the seder music so much that
he suggested and initiated a recording
based on the experiences at the holiday
meals. It is being released this month as

Let My People Go! A Jewish & African-
American Celebration of Freedom on the
Appleseed label with a Web site for
orders (www.appleseedrec.com ).
"We sing freedom songs at our seders,
and we sing freedom songs on the
recording," says Kligler, 49, a
Reconstructionist Jew. "The story of the
Exodus is shared by Jews and African
Americans. There are so many things

that divide us, so it's good to share expe-
riences that can bring us together."
Tracks on the CD intertwine songs
from the Passover Haggadah with tradi-
tional black spirituals to carry the ideals
of equality and freedom. "B'chol Dor
va'Dor" ("In Every Generation") is
joined with "I'm On My Way." "Ani
Ma'amin" ("I Believe") is sung with "We
Shall Overcome."
Some tracks set aside the music in
favor of spoken accounts that recall
watershed events in the civil rights
movement.
Juanita Nelson describes her desegre-
gation battles in Washington, D.C.
Rabbi Arthur Waskow tells of life-
changing encounters with Martin
Luther King Jr. at the 1964 Democratic
National Convention. Musician and
humanitarian activist Pete Seeger
recounts the evolution of "We Shall
Overcome," and folk radio program
host Sonny Ochs recalls her late brother
Phil's commitment to justice and equali-
ty in many of his songs.
Also on the recording are folk musi-
cians Bill and Livia Vanaver, keyboardist
David Sancious of Bruce Springsteen's E
Street Band, bassist Tony Levin of King