2004 | Jay Feinberg Founder + Executive Director | Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation
www.giftoflife.org
Jewish Values
“I was raised to believe that all Jews are responsible for each
other, and I embrace this philosophy each day. I have found great personal satisfaction in advocating for the rights of others, both individually— one patient at a time—and collectively, by helping
to impact public policy.”
Global Impact
Facilitating life-saving bone marrow and stem cell transplants for more
than 2,300 people around the world, including his own.
Gift of Life facilitates transplants for children and adults suffering from many life-threatening diseases, among them leukemia and lymphoma, and is the only donor registry in North America dedicated to recruitment within the Jewish community, adding much needed ethnic diversity to the overall donor pool. It was the first registry in the world with this goal, and is now focused on to doubling the size of its donor registry by 2013, increasing the match rate to 80% for Jewish patients -- a critical step towards achieving their ultimate goal of facilitating donor matches for anyone in need.
