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What foods did the big NYC department stores advertise for #Passover in the 1920s?

I found this ad by chance today in the 4/18/1929 issue of the NEW YORK JOURNAL. Check out the prices!

By then, some assimilated New York Jews who didn't want neighbors to know they were Jewish started ordering Seder necessities from department stores instead of Jewish-targeted businesses, since a Macy's van parked outside was "neutral."

Be Sure to Buy PASSOVER GROCERIES in Macy’s Special Passover Department We are ready to serve you, as in years past, in a special section regulated by Mosaic Dietary laws. Groceries and other Passover necessities may be purchased here and held for delivery on any day designated. Our Passover Folder will be mailed to you on request. MATZOTHS Manischewitz thin, freshly baked and sealed. No. 1 carton... 19¢ Manischewitz medium: large carton... 89¢ Goodman's round tea matzohs, in sealed cartons, each containing 14... 15¢ Goodman's square matzoths. 5 lbs.... 69¢ Goodman's egg matzohs 1-lb carton... 33¢ PRESERVES Put up expressly for the Holidays; apricot, raspberry, strawberry cherry, orange marmalade, blackberry, pineapple, loganberry. 1 lb. jar... 37¢ CHEESE Kosher Gauda. Macy’s importation from Holland, packed under the supervision of a rabbi. Per pound... 59¢ COCOAS AND CHOCOLATES Many types imported by Macy’s, and packed under the supervision of a rabbi. Bars and boxes, in several sizes. CAKES Sponges. nut cakes, macaroons, fruit bars and cookies, baked by the Messings Bakeries and certified by a rabbi. MEAL AND NOODLES Manischewitz meals, 2 and 3-lb cartons, per pound... 18¢ Mrs. Rosen’s pure Passover egg noodles, endorsed by a rabbi. 6-oz. package... 29¢ MAIL AND TELEPHONE ORDERS WILL BE FILLED PROMPTLY No C.O.D.’s beyond our delivery limits Passover Department - Fourth Floor, West Building MACY’S 34th St. and Broadway
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