Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

80 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1986

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.

Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt

80 mins | Documentary | Jan. 1, 1986

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.

Producers	Villon Films
Original title	Rise and Fall of the Borscht Belt
Directors	Peter Davis
Writers	Peter Davis

Cast

Joseph Wiseman

as Narrator