“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 ...

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 ...

The Borscht Belt Museum’s Comedy Club monthly standup comedy series returns on Jan. 17-18 with a pair of events headlined by ...

(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 ...

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 ...

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 history of the Borscht Belt, ...

The owners at the Brown's Hotel named their club after the comedian maestro Jerry Lewis (top inset), who performed there (main). The resorts were proving ground for legends such as Jackie Mason ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...