“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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

It was once the beating heart of the Jewish-American New Yorkers escaping the summer heat in New York. There were around 500 resorts in the area in its heyday, with vacationers spoiling themselves ...

As the Town of Fallsburg’s building inspector, Allen Frishman witnessed the bulldozing of countless dilapidated hotels and bungalow colonies that dotted the Catskill Mountains. But realizing he was ...

Photos: Borscht Belt Fest street fair in Ellenville, N.Y., on Sunday, July 27, 2025. The Borscht Belt Fest street fair drew hundreds to Ellenville, N.Y., on Sunday, July 27, 2025. (Connor Greco/Daily ...

⭐ Members at the Supporter tier and higher can enter to win a pair of free tickets! Winners will be contacted via email on July 3rd Celebrate the dedication of a new historical marker in the Catskills ...

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — The nascent Borscht Belt Museum’s first pop-up exhibit, “Vacationland! Catskills Resorts Culture 1900-1980,” chronicles the story of the iconic vacation destination and the many ...

“I caught wind of the magnificence of the Borscht Belt after seeing an image of Elizabeth Taylor and Eddie Fisher at Grossingers Hotel,” Jeffreys told Untapped New York, “Immediately spellbound, ...

Beloved Borscht Belt comic and actor Freddie Roman, best known for his roasts as part of New York City’s Friars Club and later Comedy Central, died at the age of 85 on Saturday, his family said. Roman ...

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 a walk on Coney ...