CinemaOSMovie · 1986 · 1h 21m

Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

90%(1)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed byPeter Davis

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 21m
Language
EN
Released
September 14, 1986
Studios
Villon Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

1 credited
Starring
Joseph Wiseman

Joseph Wiseman

Self - Narrator (voice)

Creative team
Directed by
Peter Davis
Produced by
Peter Davis

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