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Prof. Amos Tanay, left, and Prof. Liran Shlush of Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot (Courtesy/Eitan Ido)
June 29, 2025, 6:30 pm
Their labs destroyed by a missile, Weizmann scientists publish innovative blood cancer study
Researchers say they won’t be able to return to facilities for years; findings can potentially lead to blood test that could replace invasive diagnostic bone marrow sampling
By Diana Bletter
Berman Hebrew Academy Head of School Dr. Rabbi Yossi Kastan donated his bone marrow to a 2-year-old girl, undated (Courtesy of Berman Hebrew Academy via JTA)
September 30, 2020, 9:23 am
US Jewish principal donates bone marrow to 2-year-old
Rabbi Yossi Kastan, head of Berman Hebrew Academy in suburban Baltimore, gets a call after signing up as potential donor in 2018
By Marcy Oster
Roni Cohen. (screen capture: Hadashot news)
November 19, 2018, 9:38 am
After thousands swabbed to find donor, woman receives bone marrow from brother
No perfect match found despite 16,200 people being tested in bid to save Roni Cohen, who is said to be recovering well after treatment
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Kim Kardashian being honored by the Gift of Life marrow registry in Los Angeles, Oct. 29, 2018. (Kara Frans Photography via JTA)
October 31, 2018, 6:47 pm
Kim Kardashian honored for bone marrow effort to save Jewish man
Celebrity receives Gift of Life award for alerting her millions of social media followers in 2016 about drive to find match for Adam Krief, who died in 2017
By JTA
Adam Krief with his wife, Lia (Facebook)
March 31, 2017, 10:01 pm
Fundraiser for wife of Jewish cancer patient Adam Krief raises $130,000 in 3 days
Celebrities such as Kim Kardashian, Mayim Bialik and Jason Biggs touted drives to find bone marrow donors for 32-year-old Krief
By JTA
Peter Schottenfels meets Eti Brazilai, whose life he saved through a bone marrow donation arranged by Gift of Life, November 2016 (Courtesy)
November 7, 2016, 4:39 pm
Israeli cancer patient meets her lifesaving US bone marrow donor
‘I never imagined I’d get to save a life,’ says Birthright alum as he returns to Israel to visit leukemia sufferer he helped
By ToI Staff
TV Personality Kim Kardashian West attends the 20th Annual Webby Awards at Cipriani Wall Street, New York City, May 16, 2016. (Mark Sagliocco/Getty Images/AFP)
September 27, 2016, 9:28 pm
Kim Kardashian urges donor match for Jewish cancer patient
Celebrity posts Facebook message backing bone marrow drive for Adam Krief, Los Angeles father of three
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative photo of Rambam Hospital staff (Courtesy)
April 7, 2016, 4:57 am
Israeli doctors rally to save 5-year-old Syrian girl
Seriously wounded from continued fighting in her wartorn country, she arrives at an Israeli hospital where doctors discover her cancer
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Rick Jacobs at his 2012 installation as head of the Reform movement. (Clark Jones, Courtesy the Union for Reform Judaism)
September 11, 2014, 8:57 pm
Reform temples to hold Yom Kippur bone marrow drives
75 congregations partner with Gift of Life foundation for second year running
By JTA
Seth Galena and Hindy Poupko, on his right shoulder, celebrate the birth of their son Akiva at his bris, June 15, 2014. (Piha Studio/via JTA)
June 20, 2014, 5:09 pm
Bereaved parents find joy with new baby, thanks to NIH
Their blogs on daughter’s terminal struggle spanned a virtual community, Ayelet Nation. Now, with the help of medical breakthrough, the Galenas have welcomed a son
By Uriel Heilman
Idan Zablocki (photo credit: screen shot)
From the WebJuly 10, 2013, 10:59 am
11-month-old boy needs risky bone marrow transplant to save his life
CBS New York: Jewish toddler with rare genetic disease must live in sterile environment until procedure
Agam Rudberg after donating bone marrow earlier this week at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva (Photo credit: Instagram)
April 10, 2013, 8:15 pm
Bone marrow from a beauty
Agam Rudberg was a match for woman with Leukemia who sorely needed life-saving transplant
By ToI Staff
The Maccabeats celebrate a bone-marrow match in the video for "Shine." (YouTube screenshot)
December 10, 2012, 7:37 pm
Maccabeats seek a Hanukkah miracle
Yeshiva University music group promotes the Gift of Life bone marrow registry in its latest YouTube hit
By ToI Staff
IDF recruits at a bone marrow registration (photo credit: courtesy Ezer Mizion)
February 25, 2012, 12:12 am
The army confronts a new kind of enemy
IDF soldiers have been asked upon induction to give bone marrow samples, with extraordinary results
By Mitch Ginsburg
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