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Princeton's WordNet

  1. borscht circuit, borsht circuit, borscht belt, borsht beltnoun

    (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests

    "many comedians learned their trade playing the borscht circuit"

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  1. Borscht Belt

    The Borscht Belt, or Jewish Alps, is a colloquial term for the mostly defunct summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan, Orange, and Ulster counties in the U.S. state of New York, straddling both Upstate New York and the northern edges of the New York metropolitan area. A source interviewed by Time magazine stated that the visits to the area by Jewish families was already underway "as early as the 1890s ... Tannersville ... was 'a great resort of our Israelite brethren'...from the 1920s on [there were] hundreds of hotels".A 2019 review of the history is more specific: "in its heyday, as many as 500 resorts catered to guests of various incomes". These resorts, and also the Borscht Belt bungalow colonies, were a popular vacation spot for New York City Jews from the 1920s through the 1960s. By the late 1950s, many began closing, with most gone by the 1970s, but some major resorts continued to operate, a few into the 1990s. Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel closed in 1986 and the Concord Resort Hotel struggled to stay open until 1998, and was subsequently demolished for a possible casino site.

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  1. borscht belt

    The Borscht Belt refers to an area in the Catskill Mountains in the U.S. state of New York, which was a popular resort destination for Jewish New Yorkers in the mid-20th century. Known for its hotels, country clubs, and entertainment venues, it was named after the "borscht," a soup of Ukrainian origin, symbolizing the area's Eastern European Jewish character. Many of these resorts and entertainment venues have since closed.

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  1. Borscht Belt

    Borscht Belt, or Jewish Alps, is a colloquial term for the mostly defunct summer resorts of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan, Orange and Ulster counties in upstate New York that were a popular vacation spot for New York City Jews from the 1920s up to the 1970s.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of borscht belt in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of borscht belt in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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