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Ryan Torok
September 27, 2018
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catskills
Finding the Goldbergs: A Catskills mystery unraveled
Jewish Journal
August 21, 2014
The moment I kicked in the door of the abandoned house in the heart of the Catskills, I felt like I was in an episode of “The Twilight Zone: Borscht Belt edition.”
Borough Park woman vacationing in Catskills killed in Irene
Jewish Journal
August 29, 2011
A Borough Park woman is among the at least 16 killed by Hurricane Irene\’s six-state onslaught.
‘The First Basket’ depicts journey from Ellis Island to shooting hoops
Jewish Journal
October 30, 2008
Some still affectionately refer to the game that they and top coaches such as Red Sarachek and Red Auerbach developed — emphasizing teamwork, crisp passing and defense — as \”Jew ball.\”
Cartoonist captures comics
Jay Firestone
March 28, 2008
Friedman\’s new book, \”More Old Jewish Comedians\” (Fantagraphics Books, $16.99), a sequel to his 2006 \”Old Jewish Comedians,\” continues his humorous, highly detailed caricatures of the Jewish comedians who once dominated the Catskills circuit.
Catskills Memories
Naomi Pfefferman
March 24, 2005
Rita Lakin\’s new musical, \”Saturday Night at Grossinger\’s,\” fetes the businesswoman behind the food and the entertainment, Jennie Grossinger (1882-1972).
BJE Celebrates Catskills Style
Journal Staff
October 3, 2002
The Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE) is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
A Psalm for a Singer
Jewish Journal
April 15, 1999
It\’s tenor time in the Borscht Belt next week. The cantors are coming to the Catskills, close to 400 of them, from Conservative synagogues across the country. With spouses and sundry fans in tow, they\’ll be descending on Kutsher\’s Country Club, one of the last of the region\’s great Jewish watering holes, for three days of music and prayer. It\’s the annual convention of the Cantors\’ Assembly.
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