From “The Ruins of the Borscht Belt” exhibit. Photo by Marisa Scheinfeld The once glorious summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in the parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster are now in ruins. Hotel ...

Watch Jefferys' virtual presentation, where he shared more of the stunning Borscht Belt images and discussed the region’s history. “I caught wind of the magnificence of the Borscht Belt after seeing ...

(New York Jewish Week) — On a cold night last week, Barbara Hoff, the owner of an antique store in the Catskills, heard from a friend in the local fire department that the Nevele Grand Hotel was ...

When you think of Dirty Dancing, or even just hear the first strains of "(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” you probably think of a single image: Jennifer Grey, in her diaphanous pink dress, being ...

Last year, as I stood in the ruins of the Nevele Hotel, memories flooded back despite the devastation around me. Every surface is covered in graffiti, roofs have caved in throughout the property, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

NPR revisits the Borscht Belt, a place where Jewish families from New York escaped for the summer at a time when they weren't welcomed elsewhere. For many Jewish New Yorkers, summer once meant fleeing ...

Though the Borscht Belt is famous as the birthplace of Jewish comedy, it’s less associated with the transgender movement. But the Catskills’ Jewish history is deeply intertwined with its past as one ...

A tiny Borscht Belt town that beckons Orthodox Jewish vacationers in the summer staged a pivotal election this spring that was anything but kosher, according to an explosive lawsuit that has triggered ...

(New York Jewish Week) — On a cold night, Barbara Hoff, the owner of an antique store in the Catskills, heard from a friend in the local fire department that the Nevele Grand Hotel was burning. Hoff, ...