1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminMaurice Weiss, Philanthropist Who Fought Hunger, Dies at 81 - Jewish Telegraphic Agencyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hmumzGF1KF"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/maurice-weiss-philanthropist-who-fought-hunger-dies-at-81">Maurice Weiss, Philanthropist Who Fought Hunger, Dies at 81</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/maurice-weiss-philanthropist-who-fought-hunger-dies-at-81/embed#?secret=hmumzGF1KF" width="600" height="338" title="“Maurice Weiss, Philanthropist Who Fought Hunger, Dies at 81” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="hmumzGF1KF" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Maurice Weiss, a hands-on philanthropist best known for his fight against hunger and his support for the Weizmann Institute of Science, has died. He was 81 years old. Weiss, addressed by everyone as Mickey, started selling fruits from his father’s truck at age 12, and over 40 years built up a successful wholesale produce business, […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315