. >> reporter: the 12-year-old was headed to a nearby home where his father moishe and his older brothererrorists. the family says this image shows how eliad died embracing his father. >> i'm collecting bullets. i want to keep them for feelings. it makes me feel better. >> reporter: his words resonating around the world capturing the attention of a 12-year-old boy in california, chaiten tecumseh says he saw the story and couldn't stop thinking about ori. >> the reason why i decided to help him was because he was 12 years old, and i'm 12 too. >> reporter: at first chaiten was just going to donate his allowance to ori's bar mitzvah but realized there were other kids who also lost parents, so he started raising money, and this is what that generous act turned into. we were there as these children of war found a reason to laugh, sing, and dance, celebrating inside of a bomb shelter. the money allowing ori to buy toys, food, and throw a hanukkah party. >> a young boy from across the world, who didn't know us at all, is coming and lighting a candle. >> i want to say thank you for chaiten. >> r