Arthur Simon (born July 28, 1930) is

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and former president of

Bread for the World Bread for the World is a non-partisan, Christian advocacy organization based in the United States that advocates for policy changes to end hunger. Bread for the World provides resources to help individuals advocate to end hunger, which might inc ...

, a citizens' lobby on hunger, which he served for almost two decades.Profile
: Southern Illinois University Carbondale website. He was born in

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Career

Simon is a graduate of Dana College in

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, and Concordia Seminary in

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. He is an ordained Lutheran minister. His brother was United States Senator

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

(D-IL). He pastored at Trinity Lutheran Church on New York City's

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from 1961 to 1972. Before retiring, he directed the Washington Office of the

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from 1992 to 1997. His book ''Bread for the World'' won the national Religious Book Award, and was described by the Nobel Prize economist Gunnar Myrdal as a "clear and convincing" analysis of world hunger. His most recent book is ''Silence Can Kill: Speaking Up to End Hunger and Make our Economy Work for Everyone''. In 2009 he published ''The Rising of Bread for the World: An Outcry of Citizens Against Hunger''. Prior to that, he authored, with David Beckmann, ''Grace at the Table: Ending Hunger in God’s World''. His previous books include ''Faces of Poverty'' and ''Harvesting Peace: The Arms Race and Human Need''. He has also had articles published in many national newspapers and journals.Further profile
''Center for Public Justice'' website. Simon received a number of awards and honorary degrees, including the Presidential Hunger Award for Lifetime Achievement. He has served on the advisory board for the Center for Public Justice. He was the 35th recipient the

Pacem in Terris Peace and Freedom Award The ''Pacem in Terris'' Peace and Freedom Award is a Catholic peace award which has been given annually since 1964, in commemoration of the 1963 encyclical letter '' Pacem in terris'' (Peace on Earth) of Pope John XXIII. It is awarded "to honor ...

in 2004. The honor was named after a 1963

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'' (Peace on Earth), by Pope John XXIII that calls upon all people of good will to secure peace among all nations.

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