The Borscht Belt : Revisiting the Remains of America's Jewish Vacationland

Today 'the Borscht Belt' is recalled through the nostalgic lens of summer swims, Saturday night dances, and comedy performances. But its current state, like that of many other formerly glorious regions, is nothing like its earlier status. Forgotten about and exhausted, much of its structur...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scheinfeld, Marisa
Other Authors: Joselit, Jenna Weissman, Kanfer, Stefan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2016.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
PHOTOGRAPHY / Individual Photographers / Monographs
Resorts.
Jews > Social life and customs.
Abandoned buildings.
Jews > New York (State) > Catskill Mountains Region > Social life and customs.
Abandoned buildings > New York (State) > Catskill Mountains Region > Pictorial works.
Resorts > New York (State) > Catskill Mountains Region > Pictorial works.
New York (State) > Catskill Mountains.
Catskill Mountain Region (N.Y.) > Pictorial works.
Pictorial works.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue / Marisa Scheinfeld
  • Echoes of the Borscht Belt / Stefan Kanfer
  • In the frame / Jenna Weissman Joselit
  • Photographs
  • Notes on the photographs.

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