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SHARON LUC KE RMAN

Editorial Assistant

elf-described Hillel mom Lisa
Katzman of Bloomfield Township
never created a community pro-
gram before. Since her move here
from Canada seven years ago, she'd never
been inside a Detroit public school. These
days, however, when her green van pulls
up to Katherine B. White Elementary
School near the Davidson Freeway in
Detroit, students run to the window, anx-
ious to greet her.
Last fall, Katzman and Lisa Kurzmann

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Detroit school principal
Linda Edwards thanks

congregation and community
for their "gift of love."

of West Bloomfield began co-chairing a
project called "Shoes That Fit." It provides
a way for individuals in the community to
buy clothing for children in need. People
have responded so generously, says
Katzman, the bags of donated clothing and
shoes practically spill out of her packed
van when she opens the door at White
School.
"I've never seen anything like this pro-
gram," says Cheryl Weiss, an art and cre-
ative-writing teacher for 28 years. "We
have kids wearing no boots in winter, no
socks, and kids who keep taking off shoes

At White School, Hannah Robinson, 8,
enjoys her new out as Tishina
Kennedy, 8, admires her dress and read-
ies to check out her clothes.

JEWISH COMMUNITY STEPS UP

FOR DETROIT CHILDREN WHO NEED A DRESS,
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SNOW PANTS OR SHOES THAT FIT.