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Source: https://www.cjnews.com/news/canada/idf-soldier-meets-canadian-whose-life-he-saved
IDF Soldier Meets Canadian Whose Life He Saved
(Canadian Jewish News) Susan Minuk - On Nov. 9 in Toronto, Israeli Eitan Zabow met with Canadian Jack Mandelker, whose life he saved with the help of Ezer Mizion, the not-for-profit organization that manages the world's largest bone marrow registry. The registry began in Israel in 1998 and has grown to include 999,268 potential donors, over half of whom are current or former IDF members. Mandelker received the stem cell transplant in 2016. Ezer Mizion has saved 3,263 lives around the world, including 57 in Canada. Mandelker said his "life was saved by somebody I didn't know existed, an organization working behind the scenes that I knew nothing about - that's a miracle."