Stories

When Birthright Can Be A Life-Saving Trip

Apr 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

What many say can be a life-changing trip for young Jews can be a life-saving one as well, it turns out. For the past 14 years, the Florida-based nonprofit Gift of Life has offered presentations to Birthright’s North American participants about the importance of becoming a potential bone marrow or stem cell donor and the opportunity to enter its registry.

Gift of Life's Community Engagement Coordinator Krissy Kelly speaks with Byron Barnett on "Urban Update"

Mar 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Interview with Gift of Life Marrow Registry Community Engagement Coordinator Krissy Kelly and volunteer Quint Finney.

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My Birthright Israel trip was life changing – and not just for me

Mar 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

My story began as a typical millennial from Boston, a reform Jewish-American – devoid of any substantive connection to Israel. My Jewish identity was formed through a combination of summer camp, Sunday school and overly lavish bar/bat-mitzvahs.

Birthright Israel participants give over 200 ‘gifts of life’

Mar 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Of the more than 53,000 participants in Birthright Israel who have given tissue samples from cells in their mouths for testing to see if they can be bone marrow donors, 1,543 matches were made and 205 of them have saved others’ lives.

Jews You Should Know Podcast Episode 023 - The Gift of Life Founder: A Conversation with Jay Feinberg (and his donor Becky Keller)

Feb 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

Podcast Episode 23 of Jews You Should Know with Ari Koretzky features an interview with Gift of Life Marrow Registry founder and CEO Jay Feinberg, and his bone marrow donor Becky Keller

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Livingston Native Donates Stem Cells to Save Florida Mother’s Life

Feb 2018 MEDIA COVERAGE

A 22-year-old Livingston native who donated stem cells to an anonymous Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patient said the intrusive procedure was worth it when she had the opportunity to meet the recipient, a 40-year-old South Florida mother, at the Gift of Life 5K recently held at South County Regional Park in Boca Raton, FL.