“The Borscht Belt Historical Markers Project” is dedicating markers in South Fallsburg, Kiamesha Lake, Hurleyville, Bethel and Woodridge this summer. (New York Jewish Week) – The Borscht Belt, the ...

HURLEY, N.Y. “Borscht Belt Artifacts: Relics of the Catskill Resort Age,” a lecture by historian Alex Prizgintas, will be held at the Hurley Library, 48 Main St., on Sunday, Jan. 11, at 2 p.m. “The ...

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — The Borscht Belt Fest returned for a third year over the weekend, marking the region’s Jewish history and drawing crowds to the village. Organized by the village’s Borscht Belt ...

(New York Jewish Week) – The Borscht Belt, the Jewish vacationland in New York’s Catskill Mountains, has been in decline for nearly as long as it once thrived. Most of the resorts and hotels that drew ...

“The Instant Art of Morris Katz,” the artist’s first-ever solo gallery show, opens at the YIVO Institute of Jewish Research on May 16. (New York Jewish Week) – When the Catskills were king, Morris ...

A talented and committed group of locals, artists, and historians are preserving the rich history of the Borscht Belt with a new series of historical markers and cultural programming. The broad goal ...

In the mid-20th century, New York’s Catskills were the place to be in the summer months. From the 1920s through the 1990s, those looking for a getaway retreated to one of the hundreds of resorts, ...

For Jerry Klinger, preserving the history of the Borscht Belt isn’t about nostalgia for summers past. In fact, he never visited the Catskills until a few years ago, long after its fabled resorts had ...

If there’s one joke that might sum up the Catskills experience — the buckle on the Borscht comedy Belt — it’s the oldie but goodie that dates back nearly 100 years, attributed to cartoonist Harry ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — What’s a Borscht Belt joke? Comedy historian Lenny Dave shares this classic told by the famous Catskills entertainer Myron Cohen. A Jewish grandmother is taking her grandson on ...