Babka, borscht and 'nobody puts Baby in a corner' on tap at Borscht Belt Fest in Catskills

SAVE THE DATE ✨ Third Annual Borscht Belt Fest 📍 Ellenville, NY 🗓 July 24–26, 2026 #BorschtBeltIsBack Comedy & culture, the Catskills way, this summer. Borscht Belt Fest returns for its fourth year, celebrating the legacy, laughter, and lasting cultural impact of the Borscht Belt resort era. Presented by the Catskills Borscht Belt Museum, the festival honors this region’s history as a refuge from bigotry, the cradle of stand-up comedy, and a cultural force that left deep imprints on America. M

From the Phoenicia Diner to the history of the Borscht Belt in the Catskills

We’re hitchhiking up to the mountains next month to honor Parksville & hosting a special viewing of the 1950 classic ‘Catskill Honeymoon’ at @new_memories_parksville_usa! Catskill Honeymoon is a raucous marriage ceremony between Yiddish-American cinema and the Borscht Belt. Billed as a “Yiddish-American Musical Revue,” it was one of the very last Yiddish-language films to premiere on Broadway. Its success demonstrated that by 1950 the center of Jewish-American entertainment had moved from New Yo

Preserving the Borscht Belt: Efforts underway for a Catskills museum