In the Catskills, a Century of Jewish Experience in "The Mountains"
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In the Catskills, a Century of Jewish Experience in "The Mountains"
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
In the Catskills
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Sub title
a Century of Jewish Experience in "The Mountains"
Summary
"A nostalgic pastiche of fiction, memoir, photography, art, postcards, menus, etc., celebrating Jewish resort life in the Catskills."-Providence Journal With selections ranging from literature to song lyrics, this book highlights the Catskills experience over a century, and assesses its continuing impact on American music, comedy, food, culture, and religion. It features selections from such fiction writers as Isaac Bashevis Singer, Herman Wouk, Allegra Goodman and Vivian Gornick; and original contributions from historians, sociologists, and scholars of American and Jewish culture that trace the history of the region, the rise of hotels and bungalow colonies, the wonderful flavors of food and entertainment, and distinctive forms of Jewish religion found in the Mountains. What was life-the work, the play, the food, the romance-like at Catskills Mountains resorts? These very personal recollections capture the special sense of community and freedom that developed among Jewish families leaving the city behind for a summer vacation and enjoying a cultural space of their own. From "Bingo by the Bungalow" by Thane Rosenbaum to "Young Workers in the Hotels" by Phil Brown to "Shoot the Shtrudel to Me Yudel" by Henry Foner, this charming anthology captures an era that has had enormous impact on the Jewish experience and American culture as a whole. "A warm, charming, and valuable work. Much of the writing is simply gorgeous."-Contemporary Sociology
Target audience
adult
Classification
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- Jews + Social life and customs
- Jews + Recreation
- Electronic books
- Jews + Recreation -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region
- History -- State and amp -- Local
- Social sciences -- Popular Culture
- Jews + Recreation -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region -- Social life and customs
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region -- Social life and customs
- History -- State and amp -- Local -- General
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- Subject10
- Jews + Social life and customs
- Jews + Recreation
- Electronic books
- Jews + Recreation -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region
- History -- State and amp -- Local
- Social sciences -- Popular Culture
- Jews + Recreation -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region -- Social life and customs
- Jews -- New York (State) -- Catskill Mountains Region -- Social life and customs
- History -- State and amp -- Local -- General
- Content1
- Is Derivative Of1