The Borscht Belt Was a Haven for Generations of Jewish Americans

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Smithsonian Magazine
Herrmann, Michele

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2023-09-18
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https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/pop-up-exhibition-on-the-catskills-borscht-belt-to-evolve-into-permanent-museum-180982906/

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This article is about an "pop-up" exhibition at the Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville, NY. The article, however, is about more than the exhibition. It provides a brief history of the Borscht Belt--named after the beet soup popular in Eastern Europe. In addition to offering welcoming vacation spots for Jews, these hotels in the Catskills were a venue for such prominent entertainers as Milton Berle, Henny Youngman, Red Buttons, Joan Rivers and Jackie Mason. Click on the link above the read the article.
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Borscht Belt, Catskills, Communities and Organizations, Communities, Resorts, Borscht Belt Museum, United States, https://www.najculture.org/items/5ae70acf-62f6-4774-8f95-86e4fc29c6a7, https://www.najculture.org/items/80e5d462-b569-407c-b4b2-3cd8727d8829
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https://www.najculture.org/items/adfcb7ca-bdb4-40ec-97d4-ed05543b4d62
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