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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 29 > Comforting creations

Comforting creations

For children, a hospital trip can be scary. To help ease their fears, a group of Jewish women has made thousands of dolls as gifts for kids awaiting a procedure.

By Mary Meehan / The Bulletin
August 29, 2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. " There have been thousands of dolls made over the years. Little blank-faced, soft-bodied, bald bundles with colorful hospital gowns tied at their necks.

For the women of Hadassah who make them, they are a gift. For the children who receive them, a lifeline.

"The point....

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