Days at the pool or the tennis court, nights in the casino or the comedy club. This was summer in the Catskills in the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s, the glory days of the mountain playlands that warmly welcomed Yiddish-speaking immigrants and refugees, along with their families. In hotels, bungalow colonies, tiny kuchalaynes and lavish resorts, the entertainment was A-list and the non-stop food was kosher. In this program from September 15, 2020, Dr. Linda Burghardt told the story of the Borscht Belt, which reshaped the Jewish American experience, helped Americanize Holocaust survivors, and profoundly changed American culture. If you missed this program you can watch it now:

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