10/7: 100 Human Stories
Mon, Oct 7, 2024
Washington, D.C. / ZOOM
The Borscht Belt and the rise of American Jewish comedy
Thu, Sep 2, 2021
12 A.M. ET
Zoom
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Join us as we look into the rich history of the Borscht Belt and the rise of Jewish comedy in the mid-20th century, including the legacy of the late comedian, Jackie Mason.
Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter will moderate a conversation with Phil Brown, President of the Catskills Institute and Professor of Sociology and Health Sciences at Northeastern University; Eddy Portnoy, Academic Advisor and Director of Exhibitions, YIVO; Aaron Bendich, host, “Borscht Beat” on WJFF Radio Catskill.
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