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Elizabeth Steinberg's natural mother and hundreds of strangers Thursday mourned the death of the 6-year-old who was found beaten in her adoptive parents' apartment.
After more than 1,000 people paid their respects at Elizabeth's coffin, Rabbi Dennis Math said: "We must risk being wrong, embarrassed, or even evoking a neighbor's anger when we feel a child is being harmed." Math, who conducted a joint service with a Catholic priest, said: "May Lisa's death help to save the lives of other children. Then her life will be sanctified."
Fought for Burial Right
The child's natural mother, Michelle Launders, saw her newborn daughter for only 20 seconds before giving her up for adoption, but fought in court for the right to bury the child because she...