Ezra was a 2-year old boy who needed a bone marrow donor which could save his life. No one listed in the donor registries was a match. There are thousands of swabs containing DNA to be tested lying around labs, but are not being tested for lack of funds. (It costs $54 each)
The Maccabeats, a Jewish acappella group, put a Chanukah video on YouTube to raise money for processing the DNA swabs. They raised $80,000.
News report:
The video itself:
I have not been able to find out whatever happened to Ezra, or whether a match was ever found.
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