Matzo War II, the National Jewish Welfare Board had a matzo factory (according to the American Jewish Historical Society, it was probably the Manischewitz matzo factory in New Jersey) produce matzo in the form of a giant "V" for "Victory", for shipment to military bases overseas and in the U.S., for Passover seders for Jewish military personnel. Passover in 1945 began on 1 April, when the collapse of the Axis in Europe was clearly imminent; Germany surrendered five weeks later. Matzo Matzo, matzah, or matza ( "matsoh", "matsa"; plural matzot; matzos of Ashkenazi Jewish dialect) is an unleavened flatbread that is
Passover is eaten, for which reason Passover is called the feast of unleavened bread in the Torah. Thus "matzo" (flat unleavened bread) is eaten during Passover and it is a tradition of the holiday. Historically, together with Shavuot and Sukkot, Passover is one of the Three Pilgrimage Festivals ("Shalosh Regalim") during which the entire population of the kingdom of Judah made a pilgrimage to the Temple in Jerusalem. Samaritans still make this pilgrimage to Mount Gerizim, but only men participate in public worship. The Passover begins on the 15th day of the month of Nisan, which typically falls in March or