Category: Hunger in the Media
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Published in the Jewish Exponent | Growing Income Disparity Also Equals Growth in Hunger
Jan 3rd
Original article published in the Jewish Exponent on December 28, 2011 Opinion: Growing Income Disparity Also Equals Growth in Hunger by Ruth S. Laibson I am usually proud to call Philadelphia my home. But a recent study that highlights our city’s increasing income segregation contains some very disquieting facts that should challenge all of us ... continue reading »
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A message for Purim
Mar 17th 2011
It's almost Purim - a festive time that involves dressing up and wearing masks that hide our true identity. For us these masks are a symbol of heroism, of fighting for what's right despite the risk involved. But for others, masks serve a different, less joyous purpose. ... continue reading »
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MAZON and Healthy Options, Healthy Meals featured on The Huffington Post
Mar 4th 2011
MAZON is has been at the forefront of advancing the importance of nutrition for low-income families by addressing the link between hunger and obesity within the emergency food network. ... continue reading »
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House passes Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act!
Dec 2nd 2010
(from the Food Resource and Action Center) MAZON applauds the House of Representatives for passing The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act today. President Obama is expected to quickly sign the bill. This is very good news, but we’re not completely out of the woods yet. This bill includes a cut to future SNAP benefits; to say ... continue reading »
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Shirley Sherrod, Black Farmers & MAZON
Aug 3rd 2010
It would be an absurd overstatement to say that we were friends, but it is true that some 20 years ago, along with Irv Cramer, then the executive director of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, I spent the better part of a week traveling through Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, a trip organized for us ... continue reading »
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D’var Torah: Chukkat
Jun 14th 2010
This week’s parsha is called Chukkat. The meaning of this word is ‘decree’ or ‘rule’, and refers to instructions – the rules of a sacrifice, specifically the rules regarding the sacrifice of the red heifer, an animal that does not exist in our world today. This sacrifice was at once unique: the animal itself was ... continue reading »
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Acting President Barbara H. Bergen Responds to LA Times Editorial on Global Hunger
May 26th 2010
Last week, the Los Angeles Times ran an editorial on the Obama administration’s response to the global food crisis, “The Starving Can’t Wait“. MAZON’s Acting President, Barbara H. Bergen, responded with the following letter, which also ran in the Times’ letters section yesterday: The Times has pinpointed both the need to combat global hunger and ... continue reading »
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White House: Child Hunger & Obesity “Is An Epidemic”
Mar 23rd 2010
As we ask The 5th Question at our home seders, and further educate ourselves at Child Nutrition Seders across the country, we find incredible support from the current administration as we strive to end child hunger. Last month, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke at a National Press Club Luncheon, where he reiterated that Child ... continue reading »
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Go You Forth Concert Review
Oct 26th 2009
At the Touro Synagogue in New Orleans on Oct. 15th, I am present to witness the amazing spirit of music transforming a social movement. The event is “Go You Forth” – a benefit concert featuring Ellis Marsalis (now in his 80s), The Green Pastures Baptist Choir (from the Bronx) and the spiritually-inspiring voice and music ... continue reading »
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Avoiding Darfive
Oct 2nd 2009
It is often in the absurd that poignant insights are provided. In his new movie, Brüno, Sacha Baron Cohen’s character responds to a question regarding his social involvement: “Darfur is old news…what about Darfive.” He is commenting on our need to move on to what is fashionable and that human tragedies go in and out ... continue reading »
