Nobody puts Brooklyn in a corner. The heyday of the Jewish Catskills may have come and gone, but this summer, New Yorkers have the chance to party Borscht Belt-style — without time-traveling or ...

Last year, as I stood in the ruins of the Nevele Hotel, memories flooded back despite the devastation around me. Every surface is covered in graffiti, roofs have caved in throughout the property, and ...

Grossinger’s served as a refuge for some who were not welcome at other hotels, like Jackie and Rachel Robinson. Taunted by those who didn’t want to integrate baseball, they were received and respected ...

From “The Ruins of the Borscht Belt” exhibit. Photo by Marisa Scheinfeld The once glorious summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in the parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster are now in ruins. Hotel ...

Wawarsing, N.Y. — For the second time in a year, a fire blazed through an iconic former resort in the Catskills. Now, lovers of the shuttered Borscht Belt hotel are mourning what could be the final ...

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 ...

MONTICELLO, N.Y. (AP) — Helen Kutsher, who doted on generations of guests at one of the most famous “Borscht Belt” hotels, has died at 89. Family members said Kutsher died Tuesday in a hospital in ...

(JTA) — Last year, as I stood in the ruins of the Nevele Hotel, memories flooded back despite the devastation around me. Every surface is covered in graffiti, roofs have caved in throughout the ...