Take One Last Look At Streit's Matzo Factory Before It Gets Luxury Condo'd
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Streit's 150 Rivington Street headquarters in 2014 (courtesy Menemsha Films)
Rendering of really cool glass apartment building—note that the Marta Valle High School's fenced in parking lot/playground on the northwest corner of Rivington and Suffolk has disappeared. Courtesy of <a href="http://volleystudio.us/news/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Volley</a>
<p>Rabbi Moshe Feinstein inspects matzo emerging from first floor oven, sometime in the late 1940s. Feinstein was one of the most influential figures in in Orthodox Judaism in the U.S. in the 20th century, and an expert in halachic law, the laws regarding the âkoshernessâ of food<br/> </p>
<p>Matzo emerges from the first floor oven on Rivington Street, late 1940s. These factory photos were taken during Shmurah matzo production. One day each year, the factory would produce a special matzo intended for Orthodox consumers known as Shmurah (âguardedâ in Hebrew) matzo that met the most stringent specifications. Rabbis from around the world would attend and bring matzo home for their families and congregations. The tradition continued until the factoryâs closing in 2015<br/></p>
<p>The Streit family shortly after immigrating to the United States, circa 1910. Founder Aron Streit at back left, with hand on the shoulder of son Irving Streit, who co-ran the factory with his brother Jack from Aronâs death in 1937 until his death in 1982<br/></p>
<p>A frame from a film shot at the factory in 1940s, featuring Streitâs owners, brothers Jack Streit (1910-1998) at left and Irving Streit (1900-1982) at right, in front of a painting of their father, founder Aron Streit<br/></p>
<p>Irving and wife Mary Streit at Grossingerâs in the Catskills with comedian Eddie Cantor, Streitâs Matzos on the table, 1951<br/></p>