At its peak, one million New York Jews spent their summers in the Borscht Belt, the birthplace of Jewish-American iconoclastic humor. This film shows how these Catskills communities were run by women, and how class divisions were reflected in the resort hotels: upwardly-mobile hotel guests were entertained by a who's-who of talent, while in the bungalows, do-it-yourself burlesque and vaudeville reigned among the blue-collar families. This film is happy, humane, ironic, and, finally, bittersweet, as we see that today's Jews no longer share the tastes or aspirations of their parents.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Joseph Wiseman
Crew: Steven Murray (Music), Peter Davis (Director), Peter Davis (Producer)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: Villon Films
Runtime: 81 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Sep 14, 1986
IMDb: 10
Keywords:catskills
