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MAZON, Conservation Voters criticize Rollins,while wheat industry congratulates her (Fence Post)

November 27, 2024 — More agriculture-related groups have reacted to President-elect Trump’s choice of Brooke Rollins as agriculture secretary.

Abby Leibman, president and CEO of MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger said, “Donald Trump’s domestic policies during his first term were disastrous for the tens of millions of low-income Americans facing food insecurity, so it is deeply alarming that he would select one of the architects for those blueprints to lead USDA moving forward.”

The Hunger Museum— A Virtual Journey Through America’s Fight Against Hunger (Detroit Jewish News)

November 21, 2024 — These days, it is common for top museums around the world to have robust web galleries and virtual exhibits available online to all with internet access. What is much more novel is a museum that exists solely in the digital world yet has all the galleries and exhibits one would expect to see in a physical space. The Hunger Museum is precisely the latter.

MAZON Continues to Advocate for Food Insecure in Light of Election Results (Jewish Journal)

November 14, 2024 — On November 6, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger released a statement, vowing to continue their fight on behalf of food-insecure Americans nationwide.

We asked Jewish leaders about their priorities under a second Trump term (JTA)

November 14, 2024 — “Terrified” or gratified, groups told us how they are pivoting for a new era on climate change, reproductive rights, antisemitism, campus protests, religious freedom and social welfare.

Too Much Income, Too Little Food: Why Hunger Plagues US Troops (Bloomberg Government)

November 1, 2024 — The stigma of food insecurity has prevented the scope of the problem from being fully recognized, said Liza Lieberman, the communications director for MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, an organization fighting to end hunger, that has been at the forefront of the military food insecurity issue.

MAZON leads groups in call on farm bill to address military hunger (Fence Post)

August 15, 2024 — MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger last week sent a letter signed by 49 national organizations to the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate agriculture committees urging Congress to ensure that the next farm bill removes barriers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for currently serving military families.

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