The Borscht Belt Tattler
The Borscht Belt Tattler
Jen Stewart
The Jewish Alps. The Sour Cream Sierra’s. Disneyland with knishes. Welcome to the podcast that celebrates the iconic vacationland that touched the lives of so many people. We may not see these once famous resorts and bungalow colonies again, but you can be sure we're going to kvetch (and kvell) about it here. 
Sam Ash: The Minister of Advertising at Homowack Lodge
From 1986-2007, Sam Ash was the minister of entertainment and advertising at the Homowack Lodge. Sam joines us this week on Episode 105 of The Borscht Belt Tattler Podcast. ⁣Support the Show.Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!Follow The Borscht Belt Tattler on socials! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter To learn more about Jen, follow her at @urbanyenta on Instagram.
Dec 11, 2023
50 min
Scott Eckers - Lost and Found: The Iconic Kutsher's Sign
Scott Eckers is our guest this week on Episode 104 of The Borscht Belt Tattler Podcast. We are chatting about many fun things, including Stage Door Manor, the iconic Kutsher's sign and why it is so important to maintain the history and culture behind the Borscht Belt. Learn more about Scott HERE.Support the Show.Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!Follow The Borscht Belt Tattler on socials! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter To learn more about Jen, follow her at @urbanyenta on Insta...
Nov 27, 2023
1 hr 14 min
Robert Miller: The Olympic, The Fieldston & Following your Dream
Episode 103 is here and Robert Miller shares his memories of The Fieldston, Gilbert's and Olympic Hotel in Fallsburg, New York. Don't forget to check out Robert's podcast, the Follow Your Dream Podcast. Listen and learn now at https://www.followyourdreampodcast.com/.Support the Show.Don't forget to rate, review and subscribe!Follow The Borscht Belt Tattler on socials! Instagram | Facebook | Twitter To learn more about Jen, follow her at @urbanyenta on Instagram.
Nov 20, 2023
44 min
Joe Lehman - Grossinger's 1986
Grossingers might have closed in 1986 but that’s not where Joe Lehman's story ended.In 1986, Joe and his family moved from West Palm Beach Florida to live at Grossinger’s after it closed. His father was Robert Lehman, the Vice President of Servico, a company that attempted to reopen the hotel. Today you will hear about Grossinger’s from a very new perspective. Joe chats about what is was like to live at this legendary hotel at during the often talked about "decline", we chat about the reasons...
Nov 13, 2023
40 min
Danny Fingeroth
Fact: The Borscht Belt was a training ground Jewish Comic Book Heroes.Our special guest today is Danny Fingeroth, a prominent figure in the world of comics, known for his extensive contributions as a writer, editor and historian. With a career spanning several decades, Danny has worked for major comic book publishers like Marvel Comics, where he played a key role in the development of iconic characters and storylines.Join us as we delve into Danny's connection to the Nevele as well as gain un...
Nov 6, 2023
54 min
Borscht Belt Book Talk: Anna E. Jordan - Shira & Esther's Double Dream Debut
I'm thrilled to finally feature Anna E. Jordan and her beautiful book, Shira & Esther's Double Dream Debut, which is now available wherever books are sold. Anna E. Jordan has an MFA from the Writing for Children and Young Adults program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and was the recipient of the 2013 PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Children's Book Discovery award. She teaches in the DC area with her cat Rothko, and like yours truly is in search of the tastiest knish.&nbsp...
Oct 2, 2023
29 min
Bruce Goldstein | Grossinger's: Return to the G3D Resort
Get ready to explore #grossingers like never before.⁣Return To The G3D Resort is a Roblox reimagining of Grossinger's Resort & Country Club, one of the most popular borscht belt resorts. Bruce Goldstein is a native New Yorker from The Bronx. He began his career as a professional show drummer at an early age. In 1977, after graduating from the High School of Performing Arts in New York City, Bruce spent 5 years living and working at Grossinger's Hotel & Country Club (where his room hap...
Sep 18, 2023
1 hr 34 min
The Borscht Belt in Pop Culture with Sarene Leeds
Welcome back to the Borscht Belt! Sarene Leeds (@sareneleedswrites) is a a seasoned journalist who built her career covering TV, pop culture, health, wellness, parenting and general lifestyle subjects. She has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Glamour, Vulture and countless other outlets. On today's show she shares how her parents met at the Raleigh in 1967 and how she spent every Passover in the Catskills from 1983-1997. To learn more about...
Sep 11, 2023
1 hr 4 min
Allen Frishman - Tales From A Catskill Mountain Plumber
Welcome to episode 97 of The BBT! In this installment, we are in conversation with Allen Frishman, the Archival Officer for the Catskills Borscht Belt Museum. Allen has lived his entire life in Sullivan County where both his grandparents owned bungalow colonies. He ran a business creating architectural scale models for developers and builders, and for 24 years, he was the Code Enforcement Officer for the town of Fallsburg.The many artifacts he saved from destruction during those years form on...
Sep 4, 2023
1 hr 6 min
The Borscht Belt: A Slice of Americana with Dr. Peter Alan Chester
Join us in this captivating episode as we dive into the world of the Borscht Belt with a true bank of knowledge, Dr. Peter Alan Chester. Peter has spent much of his life working in public education, but his affiliation with the Borscht Belt began in 1958, when his family spent their first summer at The Grand Mountain Hotel in Greenfield Park. At 9, he was the hotel’s newspaper boy; at 11 a busboy in the children’s dining room and at 14 he became a waiter. Peter also worked at The Concord, Gro...
Aug 28, 2023
1 hr 42 min
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