The Borscht Belt, or Yiddish Alps, is a region which was noted for its summer resorts that catered to Jewish vacationers, especially residents of New York...

Borscht (English: /ˈbɔːrʃt/ ) is a sour soup, made with meat stock, vegetables and seasonings, common in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. In English...

particular concentration of African Americans Borscht Belt, a region of Jewish resorts in the Catskill Mountains Corn Belt, midwestern and southern states where...

the mid–20th century, summer resorts in the Catskills, nicknamed the Borscht Belt, were a major vacation destination for Jewish New Yorkers. At its peak...

Hudson Valley region of the state. The county was the site of hundreds of Borscht Belt hotels and resorts, which had their heyday from the 1920s through the...

stand-up comedian whose primary venues were hotels and resorts of the Borscht Belt in upstate New York. He was born in New York City, the son of Morris...

Borscht Belt Studies is an album by Jamie Saft which was released on the Tzadik label in 2009. In his review for Allmusic, Thom Jurek notes that "Saft...

New York; it closed in 2009. The Nevele dated back to the days of the Borscht Belt, opening in 1901. “Nevele” is “Eleven” spelled backward — according to...

commercials during the early 1960s. Eagle was working as a comedian in the Borscht Belt when he made the first Xerox commercial as Brother Dominic, which first...

enough from the village to feel very rural. During the height of the "Borscht Belt" in the Catskills, The Laurels Hotel and Country Club occupied the northern...

affordable prices and like-minded people, it earned the famous nickname 'the Borscht Belt.' ... Catskill crowds could be difficult ... The Catskills were dominated...

a once-popular predominantly Jewish summer resort area known as the Borscht Belt. The eastern town line is the border of Ulster County. Fallsburg is bordered...

the Borscht Belt grand resorts in the Catskill Mountains region of New York. While the region was open to any and all visitors, the Borscht Belt was so...

older sister Lisa—at Kellerman's, an upscale Catskills resort in the Borscht Belt owned by Jake's sarcastic best friend Max. Exploring one night, Baby...

Brown's Hotel was a nationally known resort complex located in the Borscht Belt area of upstate New York, in the Catskill Mountains. It was one of the...

located in the one-time resort area of the Catskill Mountains known as the Borscht Belt. The Raleigh Hotel on Heiden Road is a 320-room Glatt Kosher Cholov Yisrael...

trade in his teenaged years in the Catskills as a tummler (M.C.) in the Borscht Belt. Kaye's first break came in 1933 when he joined the Three Terpsichoreans...

high school in Ellenville, New York, and eventually left to sing at a Borscht Belt country club at age 15. In 1990, she moved back to Camden, London, where...

began to grow. Bethel was home to numerous hotels that were part of the "Borscht Belt" and numerous sleepaway camps for most of the 20th century, including...

American stand-up comedian, best known for his frequent appearances at "Borscht Belt" hotels. Freddie Roman grew up in Jamaica, New York. His father was a...

Resort Hotel (pronounced KAHN-cord, (/ˈkɒŋkərd/)) was a resort in the Borscht Belt of the Catskills, known for its large resort industry in the 1950s, 1960s...

Retrieved February 25, 2020. Project, Borscht Belt Historical Marker. "Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project". Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project. Liberty...

A Walk on the Moon is a 1999 American drama film starring Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber and Anna Paquin. The film, which was set against...

York's Catskills region, near the resorts of the Borscht Belt. For much of the 20th century the Borscht Belt was a thriving vacation destination, from high-end...

in 1949 by Eddie Cantor at Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in the Borscht Belt. Cantor's so-called discovery of Fisher was later described as a totally...

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1914, in Brooklyn, New York. He worked as a stand-up comedian in the Borscht Belt while a teenager. In 1943, he was hired as a writer by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer...

after the Jewish pasta dish he had seen on the menu of resorts in the Borscht Belt on his tour route. Farfel was an instant hit, and contributed to the...

and his father, Stuart Weber, was a nightclub performer and manager of Borscht Belt comedians. Weber is Jewish and embraces his heritage despite not having...

and was often used as a humorous metaphor by Jewish comedians in the Borscht Belt. Lexicographer Sol Steinmetz suggests that its status as a mere side...