Chai Lifeline Brought Him Joy in Living, Now He's Bringing Joy for a Living
BERGEN COUNTY, N.J., March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- In the Jewish communities of Bergen County, New Jersey, all the 12 and 13 year-olds know the Shnitzel Guys. Yitzy Haber and Danny Weinraub, lifelong friends and business partners, are the go-to entertainers on the Bar Mitzvah circuit. By itself, this is not a story. But one of The Shnitzel Guys, Yitzy Haber, is literally clowning around and dancing on one leg. And he's not afraid to use his disability for comic effect. Seeing Yitzy entertain is extraordinarily inspiring to all who know his background, and specifically to the volunteers at Chai Lifeline, an international organization that provides concrete assistance and emotional support to children stricken with life-threatening illness and their families. When he was a tween, Haber was diagnosed with osteosarcoma in his leg and underwent more than a dozen surgeries to combat the disease. The final surgery, after two years of grueling treatment, was an amputation. Says Haber,...