03/29/2026
The Wittenberg Matzoh Co. was a pioneering Jewish-owned bakery in Chicago, Illinois, active from the late 19th to early 20th century. Founded by Levy Wittenberg in 1885, it became one of the city's earliest producers of kosher matzoh, symbolizing the growth of Chicago's Jewish community and its food industry.
Levy Wittenberg, born in Russia in 1850, immigrated to the United States in 1880 and settled in Chicago by the mid-1880s. He established the Wittenberg Matzoh Company at 1326 South Jefferson Street, producing traditional unleavened bread central to Passover observance. The company was formally incorporated in 1901 as L. Wittenberg Company with a capital of $10,000, a substantial investment for its time. Dr. Loi's Joumal
Operating under the "Eatmore Matzoh" brand, the bakery produced thousands of pounds of matzoh annually. The facility's kosher-for-Passover baking was carried out on the upper floors of the building, with retail operations below. As demand increased, the company expanded its production to nearby Maxwell Street, a hub of Jewish commerce and culture in early 20th-century Chicago.
