THE BORSCHT BELT will be at the 2017 Researching New York Conference. This year's theme is -- Looking Back - Looking Forward: Exploring Intersections of Society, Culture, Policy and Law (November 17-19, 2016)
The Borscht Belt: Past, Present and Future
Marisa Scheinfeld, Photographer and Author
Join photographer and author Marisa Scheinfeld for a lively discussion of the “Borscht Belt”—a region in the southernmost part of the Catskill Mountains that was once the playground of American Jews. Scheinfeld, who grew up in the region, has spent the past five years documenting the dramatic degradation of some of the most famous Borscht Belt hotels, resorts, and bungalow colonies. As a special addition to the lecture, Scheinfeld will exhibit 2-D and 3-D original objects and Borscht Belt memorabilia from her personal collection. Book signing to follow.
Location: NYS Museum
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
For further information– please contact: resrchny@albany.edu
*The conference is sponsored by the University at Albany Department of History, the New York State Historical Association and cosponsored by the University at Albany M.E. Grenander Special Collections & Archives, the New York State Archives Partnership Trust and the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.