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Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

Plot: 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
Release Date: Sunday, September 14 1986
38 years ago
Genres: Documentary
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Cast

Portrait of Joseph WisemanJoseph Wiseman. Joseph Wiseman was 68 in Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt as 'Self - Narrator (voice)'.
Birthday: Wed, May 15 1918 –
Died: Mon, Oct 19 2009

Crew

Portrait of Peter DavisPeter Davis. Peter Davis was >> in Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt as 'Director, Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Steven MurraySteven Murray. Steven Murray was >> in Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt as 'Music'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday