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(New York Jewish Week) – The Borscht Belt, the Jewish vacationland in New York’s Catskill Mountains, has been in decline for nearly as long as it once thrived. Most of

Spring has sprung with a galaxy of fiestas — Easter, Passover, Earth Day, 4/20, WrestleMania, and so much more! To celebrate this embarrassment of riches, we take a trip through the historic Borscht Belt with photographer Marisa Scheinfeld, and we go on location to cheer on the amazing girls of the Eldred Little League... but not before we visit with the heroes of the Upper Delaware Litter Sweep who are helping to keep our town and our river clean, clean, clean!

At least four formerly prominent hotels have caught fire since the summer of 2022, either partially or completely destroying disused buildings.

The Windham Mountain Club, with $200,000 memberships, is looking to seize on the potential of luring the wealthy from New York City.

Windham Mountain, a ski resort just over two hours north of New York City, was in need of revamping. The lift lines were too long. The food and drink quality had declined. So when word got out that a new ownership group was taking over, the change was initially welcomed. But then the new owners, led by the founder of a national restaurant chain and a hotel group scion, unveiled a slick website that laid out their plans for an ambitious rebrand in October. Windham Mountain would now be known as t

A new historical trail celebrates the rich history of Borscht Belt and its contributions to Jewish and American culture.

The famed Borscht Belt era lives on through a meaningful historical marker project around the Hudson Valley.

For the artists behind the project, it's important to notice the sites of history that are all around us.

New York State Police have been called in to investigate a series of suspicious fires at the hotels that once welcomed the likes of Lenny Bruce and Mel…

As the love for anything nostalgic grows, tourists, weekend home buyers and city refugees are relocating to this pristine mountain region