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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph article dated February 17, 1962 partially reads, "'Democracy is like a jigsaw puzzle. It takes all sizes, shapes and colors to make it complete. 'It isn't your religion or the color of your skin that matters in our democracy; it's what you do the way you act that counts,' said Mrs. Henry Kraus of San Fernando, one of B'nai B'rith Women's 'Doll Ladies.' Mrs. Kraus, who uses dolls to teach history and the American way of life to school children, presented the program Wednesday to a group of Valley principals and youth leaders at a tea in the Encino home of Mrs. Eugene N. Geller." Photograph caption reads, "B'nai B'rith women show 'Dolls for Democracy' to children - Mrs. Henry Kraus, left, a 'doll lady,' Mrs. Joyce Lederman arrange dolls."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
B'nai B'rith Women Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Los Angeles Democracy and education--California--Los Angeles Dwellings--California--Encino (Los Angeles) Dolls--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Women--Societies and clubs Democracy--Study and teaching Democracy--United States Encino (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Portrait photographs Group portraits
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