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 ...

(New York Jewish Week) — “We honeymooned at Kutsher’s in late October 1968,” Barbara Gelman recalled in an oral history for the Borscht Belt Museum. “When we ordered dinner, the waitress enumerated ...

Generations of New Yorkers and New Jerseyans flocked to Grossinger’s, the famous resort and hotel in the Catskills. Or, as they’d say each summer, they were “going to the mountains.” A major star in ...

If there’s one joke that might sum up the Catskills experience — the buckle on the Borscht comedy Belt — it’s the oldie but goodie that dates back nearly 100 years, attributed to cartoonist Harry ...

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — Borscht Belt Fest returns to the village Saturday, July 26 and Sunday, July 27 with comedians, illustrationists, live music, panels, food and more celebrating the legacy and stories ...

Roslyn Adult Education brought the Catskills to life on Nov. 6 with “Those Boisterous Boys from the Borscht Belt,” a lively, well-attended celebration of classic comedy. Award-winning playwright and ...

(New York Jewish Week) – When the Catskills were king, Morris Katz was its court painter. The heavily accented, Polish Holocaust survivor was a constant presence in the Jewish vacationland in upstate ...

He went on : “The Pope wants priests to get married–but only to Jewish women. That’s the only way they’ll remain celibate.” He continued: “I’ve been using stool softener as a recreational drug. I used ...

ELLENVILLE, N.Y. — The Borscht Belt Film Fest returns Oct. 31-Nov. 2 with films and events exploring the culture, food and fun of the Borscht Belt. The organizers said the event will celebrate the era ...

If there’s one joke that might sum up the Catskills experience — the buckle on the Borscht comedy Belt — it’s the oldie but goodie that dates back nearly 100 years, attributed to cartoonist Harry ...