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Private Ma'ayan Rottenberg. (Reproduction: Doron Golan / Jini) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 20:20 02/12/2007 Organs of IDF soldier donated to five people in Israel, Germany By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: tank, Adi, organ donation  The organs of Israel Defense Forces soldier Private Ma'ayan Rottenberg, who died Friday from injuries sustained while performing routine maintenance on a tank, were donated to five people. Three men and one woman, all in Israel, received Rottenberg's heart, lungs, kidneys and pancreas. His liver is to be flown to Germany and transplanted into the body of a 54-year-old man. The work accident took place on Wednesday at the Shizafon Armored Corps Base in the Arava Desert. Advertisement Rottenberg, from Kibbutz Kfar Ha'emek, was evacuated by helicopter to the intensive care unit of Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva where he later died. He would have celebrated his 19th birthday next week. Rottenberg had in his possession an Adi organ donor card. Because of his rare blood type, a suitable candidate for the liver transplant was not found in Israel. Medical authorities, with the permission of his family, decided therefore to send the liver to Germany. The National Transplant Center explained that the move demonstrated Israel's cooperation with an international transplant organization of which Austria, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg. In the last decade, the center said, five livers were sent to those countries after matches weren't found in Israel. In Israel, a 51-year-old man received Rottenberg's heart, one kidney and a pancreas were transplanted into the body of a 40-year-old woman, one kidney into the body of a 63-year-old man and both lungs into the body of a 36-year-old man. Rottenberg's corneas will also be donated in coming days. Third accident this month At the time of Rottenberg's accident, the tank reportedly was not in motion, and a preliminary IDF investigation is probing whether the soldier was hurt while performing a routine check on the tank's weapons system. Wednesday's marked the third accident this month involving on-duty IDF soldiers: Sergeant-Major Asaf Waxman was killed when he was crushed to death while driving an armored personnel carrier and Staff Sergeant Yariv Amitai was killed in a jeep accident while patrolling the border with the Gaza Strip. A military police probe has found that Waxman had received no training on driving such a vehicle, nor did four other soldiers who were lightly to moderately injured when the APC overturned. Related articles: Editorial: Turn the Adi card into a binding will Man dies after rejecting transplant but saves three other lives IDF soldier killed in jeep crash while patrolling Gaza border IDF paratrooper killed in training accident IDF officers involved in fatal training exercise strike plea bargain Bookmark to del.icio.us Humanitarian Crisis The Red Cross says conditions have worsened in Palestinian areas. 'Sacred basin' At Camp David, Israel pushed for a body to ensure religious freedom in J'lem for all.   1.   We are our best enemy. 21:41  |  Army MD 30/11/07   2.   inadequate training 22:32  |  peter 30/11/07   3.   PRIVATE MA`AYAN ROTTENBERG 22:54  |  YAAKOV 30/11/07   4.   He was a hero 23:42  |  Conroy 30/11/07   5.   May he rest in peace 02:02  |  Free Gilad Shalit 01/12/07   6.   MY CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY 02:33  |  dovale 01/12/07   7.   Our young soldiers and their lack of.... 05:55  |  Miriam Ashkelon 01/12/07   8.   Sergeant-Major Asaf Waxman 06:13  |  Silvienne 01/12/07   9.   Condolences to the family 09:34  |  KUTW 01/12/07   10.   Rest in peace 10:29  |  Avi 01/12/07   11.   ARE THE ORGAN RECEPIENTS ALL JEWS? 18:30  |  JACKAL 01/12/07   12.   Who said IDF soldiers are good for nothing? 18:42  |  Nip Tuck 01/12/07   13.   jackal, nip tuck 20:02  |  Sarah 01/12/07   14.   Nip Tuck comment 20:31  |  Tito Anselmi 01/12/07   15.   Ma`ayan Rottenberg 20:56  |  TS 01/12/07   16.   Nip Tuck and Jackal 22:15  |  eli 01/12/07   17.   Ma`Ayan will be missed 22:17  |  Jimmy, Gayle, Katie 01/12/07   18.   Kol Ha`Kavod To His Family 23:20  |  Yoram 01/12/07   19.   # 12- Anti-Semite? 23:24  |  Yoram 01/12/07   20.   God bless the Rottenberg family 00:08  |  Sara 02/12/07   21.   nip tuck 01:07  |  ConnieM. 02/12/07   22.   Jackal # 11 01:09  |  ChanahS 02/12/07   23.   Eli in Toronto 01:11  |  Daisy in Guelph 02/12/07   24.   Baruch Dayan haEmess 03:02  |  Joseph 02/12/07   25.   JEWISH LIVER INTO A DESCENDANT OF NAZIS,WHO NEVER FULLY REPENTED? 15:10  |  THE VOICE))))))))) 02/12/07   26.   My condolences to the parents 15:26  |  Jessica 02/12/07   27.   #25, "Jewish liver" sounds like a special dish. 16:07  |  christoph 02/12/07   28.   Maya`an 18:30  |  Yaeli Forbus 02/12/07   29.   christoph 19:50  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 02/12/07   30.   Ma`ayan Rottenberg- sincere condolences 03:04  |  PhyllyGoodman 03/12/07   31.   Brave IDFsoldier-donor was my first cousin 03:35  |  Donna Surdut 03/12/07   32.   Tribute to Rotenberg 09:52  |  Alan Abbey 03/12/07   33.   #25Christoph:GERMANS USED EVERY BIT OF SLAIN JEWISH CHILDREN.HAIR 14:01  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 03/12/07   34.   whoever you are, calling yourself voice of the Moshiah 14:28  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 03/12/07   35.   the german one may is a jew - what would you say than?! 17:55  |  T 03/12/07   36.   T - what`s your point? 19:35  |  ChanahS 03/12/07   37.   Nip Tuck 20:07  |  chai vekayam 03/12/07   38.   Jackal, you talk the talk. 21:33  |  Jake 03/12/07   39.   This forum is a perfect example of abuse of freedom of speech 21:37  |  Jake 03/12/07   40.   Hashem bless his brave soul 22:58  |  Elinor from Iran 03/12/07   41.   to #25 23:04  |  Mart 03/12/07   42.   Ma`ayan Rottenberg 05:41  |  Howard Newstadt 14/12/07

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