The Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt: America’s Vacation Capital
The Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt: America’s Vacation Capital
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Season’s Greetings from the Borscht Belt Museum! ✨🕯️ Wishing our community a season filled with warmth, light, and joy. We're celebrating the beauty of winter in the Catskills, and are so grateful to share this special time of year with you. We hope to see you at the Museum this weekend, we’ll be back open on Friday, December 26. Museum Hours 🗓 Wednesday–Sunday ⏰ 11 AM–5 PM 🚪 Closed Mondays & Tuesdays 📌 Closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day 📍 90 Canal Street, Ellenville, NY Admission is fre
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Season’s Greetings from the Borscht Belt Museum! ✨🕯️ Wishing our community a season filled with warmth, light, and joy. We're celebrating the beauty of winter in the Catskills, and are so grateful to share this special time of year with you. We hope to see you at the Museum this weekend, we’ll be back open on Friday, December 26. Museum Hours 🗓 Wednesday–Sunday ⏰ 11 AM–5 PM 🚪 Closed Mondays & Tuesdays 📌 Closed Christmas Day & New Year’s Day 📍 90 Canal Street, Ellenville, NY Admission is fre
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Did someone say merch? The Borscht Belt Film Fest has some for you! | Borscht Belt Museum
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Borscht Belt museum celebrating historic area built by American Jews - The Global Herald
Borscht Belt museum celebrating historic area built by American Jews - The Global Herald
Jun 29, 2023
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✨ Happy New Year from the Borscht Belt Museum ✨ As we say goodbye to an incredible year, we’re feeling deeply grateful for everything we shared together in 2025. From our first winter open (yay heat!) to the captivating installation “And Such Small Portions!", this year was filled with creativity, connection, and community. We packed the house for Borscht Belt Fest in July, welcomed Jewish Dating Game, honored the legendary Robert Klein, celebrated the Borscht Belt Film Fest in October, and part
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🎬 That’s a wrap on the Borscht Belt Film Fest 2025! We laughed, watched, and learned together — celebrating stories that honor the past and inspire the future. A heartfelt thank you to all our incredible filmmakers, panelists, volunteers, and supporters who made this weekend unforgettable. See you next year at the 3rd Annual Borscht Belt Film Fest! 💫 #BorschtBeltFilmFest #BorschtBeltMuseum #Catskills #FilmFestival #SeeYouNextYear | Borscht Belt Museum
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Watch out ! Borscht Belt Comedy Club host David Lonstein is taking his 20/20 vision on the road and bringing it straight to @ShadowlandStages on 1/17. A stand-up comedian and writer based in NYC, David is a 5th-generation Ellenvillite (Ellenvillian?) who’s performed everywhere from Montreal to Madison and plenty of places that don’t start with an M. He’s also the creator and producer of Blind Comedy Auction, and a familiar face behind the laughs at the Borscht Belt Comedy Club. Catch him live as
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Golden Hour in Parksville 💛 A hamlet once defined by Borscht Belt grandeur and the lifeline of the O&W Railroad, Parksville became a storybook ghost town—now standing at the edge of renewal. The light here feels perfect every day. Mystery & intrigue linger in the stillness here. | Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
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We are pumped to be the Official Food Vendor of Brooklyn SeltzerFest 2026 and have our founder, Michael Dalewitz, compete in the 3rd Annual Egg Cream Invitational bringing his family’s over 100 years of Egg Creams heritage vying for the Golden Siphon! Event is Sunday, March 15th and Tickets are available at Brooklyn Seltzer Museum’s website: https://brooklynseltzermuseum.org/pages/seltzerfest-2026 | The Borscht Belt
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We’re kicking off our 2026 season of monthly stand-up with a can’t-miss night at @ShadowlandStages on Saturday, January 17 at 8:00 PM in Ellenville, NY. We’ve called back a few standout favorites from our summer festival for extended sets and guaranteed big laughs. Featuring Beth Farber, plus: David Lonstein, 5th-generation Ellenvillite and creator of Blind Comedy Auction Allen Frishman, Catskills original, hotel-era entertainer, and author Jeffrey Gurian, comedy legend who’s worked with everyon
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Borscht Belt museum celebrating historic area built by American Jews
Jun 28, 2023
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Dive into the hilarious world of Lucie Pohl, the Jewish, German-born, NYC-raised comedian and actress! Known for her roles in Hulu's "Welcome to Chippendales," the BBC's "Red Dwarf," and Warner Bros.' "Fantastic Beasts," Lucie is back at Borscht Belt Fest with more laughs and a unique take on cultural identity. She is the host of the popular Immigrant Jam live show as well as the Immigrant Jam Podcast. Buy your tickets today! https://borschtbeltmuseum.standuptix.com/events/lucie-pohl-the-german-
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🎬 Be there. Bring your chutzpah. October 31 – November 2, 2025 🎟️ See the full lineup tickets: borschtbeltfilmfest.org #BorschtBeltIsBack #BorschtBeltFilmFest #ChutzpahCoffeeCo #Ellenville #Catskills #HudsonValley #FilmFest #UpstateCurious #HudsonValleyHappenings #UlsterCountyTourism | Borscht Belt Museum
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TOMORROW kicks off a full weekend of laughs in Ellenville—and you’re invited to join us! We’re starting things off Saturday, January 17 at 8:00 PM at @ShadowlandStages with Fest Faves, featuring standout comics from our summer festival: Jeffrey Gurian, Beth Farber, Allen Frishman, and David Lonstein. Extended sets, big laughs, and a true Borscht Belt comedy kickoff to 2026. Then keep the laughter going Sunday, January 18 at 2:00 PM at the Borscht Belt Museum for LAUGHTER IS THE BEST MEDICINE. Sp
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Unpack the Catskills greatest hits at the Borscht Belt Museum
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Tickets are on sale now for 'Monet and Venice', New York’s largest show dedicated to Monet in over a decade. | Brooklyn Museum
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Tickets are on sale now for 'Monet and Venice', New York’s largest show dedicated to Monet in over a decade. | Brooklyn Museum
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Preserving the Borscht Belt: Efforts underway for a Catskills museum
May 31, 2022
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A V-Day weekend special. Tony Mellusi & Lucille Pagliuca’s wedding reception at The Concord in ‘59. 💃❤️🕺 This fabulous footage takes us inside of the hotel at its peak, with shots of the grand staircase/fountain, grandiose banquet rooms and ballrooms, and more (with a special appearance from Buddy Hackett!) | Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
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Driving through Loch Sheldrake in 1986, from the documentary ‘The Rise and Fall of The Borscht Belt’ courtesy @villonarchives | Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
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Scenes at The Concord, Brickman, Browns, and Laurels from the 1986 documentary ‘The Rise & Fall of The Borscht Belt’ Courtesy @villonarchives | Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
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You’re invited to Borscht Belt Fest 2025 - a spectacular celebration of comedy, cuisine, and culture in the Catskills! Their fantastic street fair will be happening ONE DAY ONLY on Sunday! Grab your tickets & make a weekend of it… you’d be missing out if you didn’t! 😉🎟️ Don’t forget to follow @borschtbeltmuseum for updates, highlights, and exclusive content! #borschtbeltfest #ulstercounty #seekforyourself | Ulster County Tourism, NY
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Beginning the year with a 1960 video offering a rare view into Grossinger’s indoor pool, seen through a glass panel set into the underside of the pool. The feature became a signature amenity and helped position the resort as a leader in the Catskills. Clip courtesy of Monticello Raceway Archives. | Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
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In honor of Halloween, we present a clip from a ceremony of epic proportions— a mock marriage ceremony at Schnider’s Bungalow Colony in Monticello. In the Borscht Belt, “mock marriages” turned Jewish wedding traditions into comic theater. Guests played bride and groom, often in drag, while absurd rituals like reading from a phone book or delivering a knitted baby transformed bungalow colonies and resorts into stages for raucous summer satire. | Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project
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We’re hitchhiking up to the mountains next month to honor Parksville & hosting a special viewing of the 1950 classic ‘Catskill Honeymoon’ at @new_memories_parksville_usa! Catskill Honeymoon is a raucous marriage ceremony between Yiddish-American cinema and the Borscht Belt. Billed as a “Yiddish-American Musical Revue,” it was one of the very last Yiddish-language films to premiere on Broadway. Its success demonstrated that by 1950 the center of Jewish-American entertainment had moved from New Yo
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