At Grossinger’s in the Catskills, Jews learned how to be American
'We Met at Grossinger's' provides an in-depth look at one of the Borscht Belt's most famous resorts
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Culture The Borscht Belt was a haven for Jews — and for crossdressers
At Casa Susanna, a resort in the Catskills, guests were able to safely express themselves
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Culture Greetings Comrade, and welcome to the Communist camp for working-class Jews
Located near Beacon, New York, Camp Nitgedaiget offered a proletarian alternative to the Borscht Belt
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Opinion The Borscht Belt hotels were cornerstones of Jewish family life that have no real replacement
A Jewish nonprofit executive argues for a contemporary successor to the Catskills, where families can be together in a low-key way
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Theater ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ started at a Jewish summer camp. Now it’s making a rowdy return to Broadway
A look into the socialist Jewish summer camp origins of the campy musical theater hit
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Culture A museum exhibit on Jewish food and humor puts the ‘borscht’ in Borscht Belt
Jewish comedy and cuisine provided an ethnic haven for Jews looking for a break from the big city
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Art The Bob Ross of the Borscht Belt is finally getting a New York City show
Morris Katz’s ‘instant art’ will be on view at YIVO
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News The Borscht Belt is burning: In the Catskills, abandoned resorts keep catching fire
For longtime Catskills residents, the fires are resurfacing grief over a fading chapter in American Jewish history
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