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Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

RISE AND FALL OF THE BORSCHT BELT

Directed by Peter Davis
United States, 1986
Documentary

Synopsis

This 1986 film chronicles the rise and fall of the summer pilgrimage from New York City to the Catskills once made by 1 million people a year from the 1920s to the 1960s.

Synopsis

This 1986 film chronicles the rise and fall of the summer pilgrimage from New York City to the Catskills once made by 1 million people a year from the 1920s to the 1960s.