On February 6, 2001, Ezer Mizion held an Israel-wide bone marrow drive to find a matching donor for 4-year-old leukemia patient Na'ama Bitton. Na'ama's plight captured the heart of the nation, and over 30,000 people turned up for the drive. It was the highest turnout ever at an Ezer Mizion bone marrow drive.

When the results came back three weeks later from the lab in Los Angeles, Bracha Zisser, founder of the Ezer Mizion registry, was thrilled to see that one of the people tested was a match for Na'ama. Immediately, she looked up the donor's information, and called the number listed.

"I'm calling from Ezer Mizion," Zisser said. She asked to speak with the young man whose had come up as a match for Na'ama.

"This is his brother speaking," the person at the other end of the line said slowly. "I know that my brother signed up at Ezer Mizion's bone marrow drive three weeks ago. He was doing army service then." He took a deep breath.

"I'm sorry to tell you that we are sitting shiva for my brother right now. He was killed in the terrorist attack at Beit Lid last week."

Zisser was stunned. She had heard about the terror attack at Beit Lid. It had been a particularly vicious and deadly attack. A bomb had gone off, killing several soldiers. As rescue workers and others rushed to help the victims, a second bomb had exploded, killing many more people.

After a moment, Zisser regained her composure. She told the young man about the many ways Ezer Mizion helps people, and left him her cellular phone number. "If we can help you in any way, please give us a call," she said.

A week later, the young man called Zisser. "You know, I was thinking that perhaps if my brother was a match, I or my sister might also be compatible donors. We would like to come and get tested."

"That's an excellent idea," Zisser agreed. The young man and his sister were tested, but unfortunately, they did not match Na'ama.

Na'ama passed away five months later - a direct victim of leukemia, and an indirect victim of terror.