Teaneck International Film Festival - "The Catskills"

Sunday, November 10, 2024 @ 12:20pm

Teaneck International Film Festival - Temple Emeth
1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, NJ 07666

Documentary - 86 MINUTES

Directed by Lex Gillespie

Description: Documentary on the rise and fall of the Borscht Belt. With a treasure trove of lost-and-found archival footage and a cast of characters endowed with the gift of gab, the film journeys into the storied mountain getaway north of New York City that served as refuge for Jewish immigrants fleeing poverty as well as a lavish playground for affluent Jewish families.

Sponsored by the Jewish Standard

Talkback with Sharon Lee Parker, former director of guest relations at the legendary Concord Hotel