tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631920451758957720.post5290822655598486320..comments2024-03-28T04:13:40.921-04:00Comments on Dirty Dancing Analysis: The Borscht BeltMike Sylwesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631920451758957720.post-83661287913679564502020-10-11T17:24:48.929-04:002020-10-11T17:24:48.929-04:00Amazon.com's promo language for his CD "G...Amazon.com's promo language for his CD "Greatest Shticks" calls Mickey Katz(1909-85) "King of the Borscht Belt"...and of course he was Jennifer Grey's grandfather.On Youtube you can find both him and her singing his song "Duvid Crockett".Louis E.http://www.put.com/A/bignumb.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631920451758957720.post-28843541946432694802020-02-19T02:12:46.690-05:002020-02-19T02:12:46.690-05:00Wow, I had no idea. The Jews and the African Ameri...Wow, I had no idea. The Jews and the African Americans have often shared a special relationship that can't really be explained.Michael Glickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562446123223229704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631920451758957720.post-27348427220199976452020-02-19T02:11:32.495-05:002020-02-19T02:11:32.495-05:00Another more important reason why the Borscht Belt...Another more important reason why the Borscht Belt resorts declined was passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which pretty much outlawed many forms of discrimination and practically rendered the need for Jews and other minorities to form their own resorts practically unnecessary.Michael Glickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07562446123223229704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631920451758957720.post-13443547496463926752012-08-18T20:11:16.994-04:002012-08-18T20:11:16.994-04:00Loved your take on the Catskill resorts and the ma...Loved your take on the Catskill resorts and the making Dirty Dancing. My dad actually worked in the Borscht Belt at the same time the movie would have taken place and stayed to raise a family in next door Ulster County. Don't know if you've seen Sullivan County lately but it has not held up well...<br />http://www.outoftowntownie.com/dirty-dancing-the-borscht-belt-sullivan-county/Jenna Flanaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05427512280972863441noreply@blogger.com