2016-07-02   World

The last ‘doll lady,’ who uses tiny tools for teaching tolerance, is saying goodbye

The last ‘doll lady,’ who uses tiny tools for teaching tolerance, is saying goodbye

For decades, Selma Bukstein has conveyed a simple message with her „Dolls for Democracy,” seven Barbie-sized figurines – each intricately carved from clay – that include the likes of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington Carver, Helen Keller and Albert Einstein. Like the dolls themselves, that message is one that harks back to gentler times: „Do unto […]