Summaries

Streit's: Matzo and the American Dream is the story of the last family-owned matzo bakery in America during their final year at their historic New York City factory.

On New York's rapidly gentrifying Lower East Side sits the Streit's Matzo factory. When its doors opened in 1925, it sat at the heart of the nation's largest Jewish immigrant community. Today, in its fifth generation of family ownership, it remains as the last family owned matzo factory in America. Streit's: Matzo and the American Dream tells the story of the factory, of the family, of its workers, of its place in the rich history of the Lower East Side and America. It is a story of tradition, of resilience and resistance, of the perseverance of the Jewish people, and of immigrants of all backgrounds who have found home in the Lower East Side, behind the doors of Streit's, or in the matzo they bake.

Details

Genres
  • Family
  • History
  • Documentary
Release date Apr 11, 2015
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations New York City, New York, USA

Box office

Gross US & Canada $17506
Opening weekend US & Canada $12065
Gross worldwide $17506

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 23m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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