Bread and Passover

The World

Wednesday night marks the start of the Jewish holiday of Passover. The week-long holiday commemorates the Biblical exodus from Egypt. Just before Passover, Jews are supposed to rid their homes of bread and other so-called “leavened” foods. But in Israel… stores and factories own millions of dollars worth of the stuff. So instead of throwing it all away, they rely on a creative solution. Correspondent Daniel Estrin explains.

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