EPHEMERA FROM THE BORSCHT BELT

1967 Postcard advertisement for the Esther Manor Hotel in Monticello, NY..jpeg

Postcard advertising rates for rooms and accomodations at the Gradus Hotel in Kiamesha Lake, NY, for the Passover holidays in 1966..jpg

Outdoor Pool, Shenk's, Monticello, NY

Drawing, Grossinger's Catskill Resort and Hotel, by Charles Berger

Brochure Extract, Nassau Hotel and Country Club, South Fallsburg

All ephemera from Author/Artist's own collection or from the Catskills Institute

AUTHOR/ARTIST'S FAMILY "BORSCHT BELT" PHOTO GALLERY

The Author/Artist and her Grandpa Jack on the lake at Kutsher's

The Author and her sister at Kutsher's

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The Author's Grandparents on their honeymoon at the Nevele

Author's grandparents

Author's mom's family at a bungalow colony, Wawarsing, NY

Author's Grandma, Aunt and Grandfather, The Concord Hotel

Author's Aunt and Great Grandmother, The Concord

Author's Great Grandmother, South Fallsburg

Family friends, Ambassador Hotel

Family and Friends, Wawarsing, NY

Author's mom and brother

Author's family at a bungalow colony, Wawarsing, NY

Author's sister and mom, Rosmarin's Bungalow Colony, Monroe, NY

Author's grandma and friends, Rosmarins Bungalow Colony, Monroe, NY

Family and Friends, Rosmarin's Bungalow Colony, Monroe, NY

Family and Friends, Rosmarin's Bungalow Colony, Monroe, NY

Author, Sister and Cousins, Rosmarins, Monroe, NY

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Author's uncle and Grandmother, Wawarsing, NY

Author's Grandmother

Author's mother, Wawarsing, NY

Author's mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Rosmarins, Monroe, NY

Author's mom's family, Wawarsing, NY

Author's Grandparents, Wawarsing, NY

Author and Grandpa, Kutsher's

Author and mother, Monroe, NY

Author, Rosmarins, Monroe, NY

Family, Rosmarins, Monroe, NY

Author's mom's family, Wawarsing, NY

Author and her dog Maggie, Monroe, NY

Author at Kutsher's

Family and Friends, Monroe, NY

Author's Parents, Monroe, NY

Author's cousin and father

Author's dad, grandpa and aunt

Author's dad, Camp Anawana

Author's family at a bungalow colony

Author's great grandma Pearl at a bungalow colony

Author's family at a bungalow colony

author's grandparents

The Author's Uncle and Grandfather, Wawarsing, NY

Author's family at a bungalow colony

Author's family, South Fallsburg

Author's grandparents

Author's family at a bungalow colony

DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT THE BORSCHT BELT

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Sullivan County: The Next Act a documentary.

Welcome to Kutshers

VIDEOS ABOUT THE BORSCHT BELT

The Vegetarian Hotel

In the summer of 1983, two best friends from Fair Lawn, NJ, Steve Harelick (videographer) and Steve Purnick (interviewer) visited the Vegetarian Hotel in Woodridge, NY, where they had previously worked for five summers. This video, which interviews both guests and staff, is intended to be a playful glimpse into the daily goings-on of a small Catskill hotel that, like so many others, has closed its doors forever. Although the video indicates the summer of ‘84, the actual video was shot during the summer of ‘83.

Video courtesy of Steve Harelick

The following videos were sourced from You Tube. They are not the property of the author/artist but have been sourced as found.

GROSSINGERS

Grossingers resort opens in Catskills, New York, with summer fashion show (swimsuits) and opening of Universal's cartoon, SNOW QUEEN with Shelly Winters.

THE PINES HOTEL

This is a 4-minute video promoting The Pines Resort in upstate New York's Catskill Mountain region. At 400 rooms the Pines Resort wasn't the Borscht Belt's biggest, but it was always booked. And big stars such as Buddy Hackett, Robert Goulet and Tito Puente routinely played its nightclubs.

THE CONCORD HOTEL

Concord Hotel Memories