danny keysar

You may not be familiar with the name Danny Keysar, but this toddler launched a movement to revamp our country’s child product safety system. In early 1998, Danny’s parents Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar were working parents, both professors, raising… Read More

This Tuesday, December 31, Danny Keysar would be turning 23 – a young adult, perhaps a recent college graduate, starting his adult life. But Danny died before his second birthday in a poorly designed, inadequately tested, and recalled portable crib.  His… Read More

This Monday, December 31, would be Danny Keysar’s 22nd birthday. In 1998, Danny’s life was cut tragically short when he died when a portable crib collapsed on his neck as he got up from his nap at his child care… Read More

Between 1998 and 2007 unsafe children’s products led to over two-million child injuries, and hundreds of child deaths. This was because voluntary standards on children’s products were not protecting children, products weren’t required to be tested prior to sale and… Read More

Since June of this year marks KID’s 20th anniversary, we’re taking a minute to reflect on the past 20 years and how we got to where we are today. The story of our Chicago-based nonprofit, Kids In Danger, begins with… Read More

Today marks 20 years since KID was incorporated by Linda Ginzel and Boaz Keysar following the death of their son, Danny. Frustrated by the flawed product safety system, Linda and Boaz were determined to take action to prevent other families… Read More

Today marks twenty years since Danny Keysar’s death. On May 12, 1998, 16-month-old Daniel Keysar was strangled to death at his licensed childcare facility when a Playskool Travel-Lite portable crib collapsed, trapping his neck in the “V” of its folded… Read More

This week, KID will be holding our annual Best Friend Award Night, marking our 20th anniversary! Each year, KID commemorates our progress, honors the memory of Danny Keysar and other victims of unsafe children’s products, and highlights the contributions of… Read More

This New Years Eve at KID, we are recognizing the 21st birthday of Danny Keysar. It’s impossible for us to know how Danny would be celebrating this milestone – he was taken from his family at 16 months by an… Read More

At the beginning of 2017 KID discussed a few goals that we had for the new year. These included expanding safe sleep environments, advocating for stronger furniture stability standards, and improving accessibility of KID. Read below to understand ways we… Read More