Borscht Belt

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Isn’t Just “Jewish ‘Gilmore Girls’”— It’s Better

‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ Isn’t Just “Jewish ‘Gilmore Girls’”— It’s Better
By March 23, 2017

The new comedy is “all Jewish, all the time.” Read More

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The Catskills Flourish Among the Ruins

The Catskills Flourish Among the Ruins
By December 19, 2013

Photographer captures Catskill ruins amidst new regional developments Read More

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Grantland’s New ’30 for 30′ is about Wilt Chamberlain’s Borscht Belt Past

Grantland’s New ’30 for 30′ is about Wilt Chamberlain’s Borscht Belt Past
By October 25, 2013

You’ll learn all about Wilt the Stilt’s stint at Kutsher’s Read More

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Spotlight on: Loren Wohl, Borscht Belt-Bred Music Photographer

Spotlight on: Loren Wohl, Borscht Belt-Bred Music Photographer
By May 23, 2013

Talking to the 24-year-old about taking Jack White’s picture and feeling old at electronic dance shows Read More

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Daily Jewce: Matisyahu Can’t Get Into Clubs, R.L. Stine’s Horror Influence

Daily Jewce: Matisyahu Can’t Get Into Clubs, R.L. Stine’s Horror Influence
By January 23, 2013

Plus Mel Brooks talks Catskills comedy, Adam Levine and Andy Samberg back in action, and more Read More

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Relive the Glory Days With ‘Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort’

Relive the Glory Days With ‘Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort’
By September 4, 2012

My memories of vacations at Kutsher’s Hotel and Country Club are of plush carpet, elegant grounds, and matzoh ball soup—and that was in the 1990s, years after the resort’s 1950s heyday Read More

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