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December 10

Pastry scene from the movie "Once Upon a Time in America"

Hello, little (and perhaps silly, but healthy) curiosity: if you look at the pastry scene with those cakes, one would think that they were sweets for parties in general. But regardless of the fiction of the work, it is possible that among the Jews in those years, (we are talking about the 1920s), it was customary to celebrate even non-religious parties such as birthdays, etc., always thinking about the aforementioned cakes that are seen in this scene ? I await your opinions, thank you. https://www.google.it/search?q=once+upon+a+time+in+america+pastry+scene&sxsrf=ALeKk00fn3NLj_PhELbtQxhSpQYL6MH-sQ:1607629848612&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjU57nwl8TtAhX06OAKHd5PCaYQ_AUoAXoECAUQAw&biw=1964&bih=985#imgrc=_8bfIBsXrpWUZM — Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.41.100.198 (talk) 19:59, 10 December 2020 (UTC)

Please see above: "We don't answer requests for opinions". 84.209.119.241 (talk) 14:40, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

That is not a request for opinions (despite what the OP says at the end of their question). --Viennese Waltz 17:46, 11 December 2020 (UTC)

I found this YouTube video, the segment from 22:35 shows a home movie of a 1939 Jewish children's birthday party in the Netherlands with plenty of cake in evidence. I'm not sure if that proves anything, given the diversity of the Jewish diaspora and the broad spectrum of observance within that. A reasonably thorough Google search didn't yield any useful texts. Alansplodge (talk) 12:20, 12 December 2020 (UTC)