By Richard Sandomir Dick Capri, an Italian American who built his long comedy career at the summer resorts in the Catskill Mountains — nicknamed the Borscht Belt for its appeal to Jewish patrons ...

Over the past couple of decades the few remaining Jewish ... and comedians from the city are making the two-hour drive up from New York to coax laughs out of overfed Jews. The Catskills culture ...

Sarasota Jewish Theatre opens a new season Jan. 29 with Jeff Baron’s “Visiting Mr. Green,” a dramatic comedy that has won ...

For generations of Jewish families, the “Borscht Belt” hotels in New York’s Catskill Mountains weren ... launched careers of scores of Jewish comedians. Today’s family vacations often ...

Gad grew up in Florida, the son of a typical Jewish mother and atypical emerald ... grandparents took him to see a Borscht Belt comedian in the Catskills, helping Gad to understand that his ...

The Jewish Nevada Film Festival first brought audiences together in 2024 in a rebrand of the long-running Las Vegas Jewish ...

Dozens of new plays, musicals, concerts, art exhibits, dance pieces and more are being presented across the Sarasota area ...

Meet the Artist w/ Morrison Gong at CPW in Kingston, 6pm. Karaoke & Wing Nite at Outpost BBQ in Kerhonkson, 6pm. Free ...

Looms / No No Finger at Avalon Lounge in Catskill, 8pm. Close Enemies w/ Tom Hamilton of ... Jaime Lissow at Laugh It Up Comedy Club in Poughkeepsie, 7pm. Echo Rhythm Band at the Lemon Squeeze in New ...

And that sense of humor during the darkest of times is what launched many careers of Jewish comedians, much like Monica’s ...