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The first-ever Borscht Belt Festival celebrates a bygone Jewish era

The July 29 festival in Ulster County will honor the legacy of the “Jewish Alps” and its influence on American culture.

By Leah Breakstone July 3, 2023 3:20 pm

Mrs. Maisel spent the summer there. Now the whole place can be yours for just $6M.

Owners of a Borscht Belt resort made famous on the Emmy-winning comedy put it up for sale after deciding the coronavirus pandemic made it impossible to open this summer.

May 27, 2020 5:25 pm

Catskills resort that inspired ‘Dirty Dancing’ may reopen as a hotel and spa

Grossinger’s, once a vacation refuge in the mountains for a largely Jewish clientele, closed its doors in the 1980s.

August 10, 2017 2:21 pm

Upstate NY village settles lawsuit alleging voter fraud against Hasidic residents

February 3, 2016 12:56 pm

Abigail Breslin to star in ‘Dirty Dancing’ TV musical

December 8, 2015 4:12 pm

Dutch Schultz, Ruthless Jewish Mobster of the Bronx

By Zachary Solomon

from Jewniverse

Former ‘Catskills of the West’ resort destroyed in California wildfire

September 17, 2015 4:56 pm

3 members of N.Y. Jewish family killed in Catskills car crash

September 8, 2015 6:52 pm

Borscht Belt! Big Screen!

By Leah Falk

from Jewniverse

The Surprisingly Jewish History of Club Med

By Leah Falk

from Jewniverse

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