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The Jewish women who made Grossinger’s Catskill Resort famous are the subjects of a new TV show

JL;DR SUMMARY A new television series titled "The Mountains" is set to delve into the history of Grossingers Catskill Resort Hotel, an iconic Borscht Belt hotel famed for its contributions to Jewish culture and history, including inspiring the film "Dirty Dancing." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureTelevision SeriesNostalgiaBorscht BeltJewish ResortsGrossingers Catskill ResortThe MountainsJennie GrossingerElaine GrossingerEntertainment History

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Liberty, New York, United States
"Nearly two decades later, after afew failed business ventures in New York City, her father purchased a 100-acre farm near Liberty, New York, for $450, which the family opened as a modest boarding house."
Ellenville, New York, United States
"Coming up on July 26 and 27, the third Borscht Belt Festival hosted by the Borscht Belt Museum, which was founded in 2023, will take place in Ellenville, New York."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Barney Ross, a Jewish boxer from Chicago who came to train because he kept kosher, put us on the map, Elaine told Hadassah magazine in 2019 about growing up at the resort."

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