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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 City. [1] The resorts, now mostly defunct, were located in the southern foothills of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan and Ulster counties in the U.S. state of New York, bordering the northern edges of the New York metropolitan area.
Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel was a resort in the Catskill Mountains in the Town of Liberty, near the village of Liberty, New York. It was a kosher establishment that catered primarily to Jewish clients from New York City. Under the direction of hostess Jennie Grossinger, it became one of the largest Borscht Belt resorts. After decades of ...
The Concord Resort Hotel (pronounced KAHN-cord, (/ ˈ k ɒ ŋ k ər d /)) was a resort in the Borscht Belt of the Catskills, known for its large resort industry in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Located in Kiamesha Lake , New York , United States, the Concord was the largest resort in the region and was also one of the last to finally close in ...
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By the 1950s, the mobsters had shifted their focus to Las Vegas and Cuba. [12] Room 533 in 1977. During the 1950s and 1960s, the resort became one of the Catskills’ signature hotels, among the three most popular in the area along with Grossinger's and The Concord. [10] It was a luxurious establishment known for being family-friendly. [11]
The Jewish Museum of the American West has called Murrieta "the Catskills of Southern California," describing it as a favorite spot of Jewish families in the first half of the 20th century, when ...
The Catskills became a major resort destination for Jewish New Yorkers in the mid-20th century. Borscht Belt is an informal term for the summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in Sullivan and Ulster counties in upstate New York which were frequented by Ashkenazic Jews. At its peak of popularity, about 500 resorts operated in the region. [2]
Tamiment was a popular resort for Jewish singles [7] and has been referred to as "a progressive version of the Catskills" [8] and "a pillar of the Poconos tourist industry. [ 9 ] The Tamiment golf course, designed by Robert Trent Jones , [ 10 ] [ 11 ] was ranked among the top 200 U. S. golf courses by Golf Digest magazine. [ 12 ]