Upcoming

May
6
6:30 PM18:30

Borscht Belt Revisited: Catskills' Golden Era

Borscht Belt Revisited: Catskills' Golden Era

Join us for a visual presentation and Q&A with photographer Marisa Scheinfeld, author of the book The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America's Jewish Vacationland. This illustrated lecture features Scheinfeld’s photographs of abandoned sites where resorts, hotels and bungalow colonies once boomed in the Catskill Mountains. The images were made inside and outside locations that once buzzed with life as year-round havens for generations of people. In her talk, Scheinfeld discusses the rise, fall, and impact of the Borscht Belt along with the deeper, more layered meaning she finds in the series, as well as her current work with the Borscht Belt Historical Marker Project.

A collaboration between the Loeb and the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, this talk is presented in conjunction with Great Green Hope for the Urban Blues, the Loeb's current special exhibition. The show explores two centuries of art and myths of the Hudson Valley, and includes one of Scheinfeld’s Borscht Belt photographs.

Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.

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Jan
22
to Feb 22

THE BORSCHT BELT at Westchester Community College Fine Arts Gallery

Marisa Scheinfeld:  The Borscht Belt

Based on her widely acclaimed book, The Borscht Belt:  Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland (Cornell University Press), this traveling exhibition features Marisa Scheinfeld’s large-scale color photographs of the abandoned remains of the once famous resort hotels of the Catskill Mountain region.  A frequent guest lecturer, Scheinfeld’s photographs have been exhibited widely, and her work has been featured in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, Slate Magazine, and American Photography.  She is also an adjunct instructor at Westchester Community College.

Gallery Talk: Thursday, January 31, 2:00 pm

Snow date: Thursday, February 7, 2:00 pm

*Exhibition and gallery talk are open to the public and free of charge.

WESTCHESTER COMMUNITY COLLEGE FINE ARTS GALLERY

ACADEMIC ARTS BUILDING 3RD FLOOR

75 GRASSLANDS ROAD  VALHALLA NEW YORK 10595

MON–SAT 10am–3pm + THU 4–6pm

Gallery closed Thanksgiving, and December 24 – January X

914.606.6835

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Jun
25
1:00 PM13:00

Jewish Museum of Maryland

Book talk and signing

Jewish Museum of Maryland

15 Lloyd Street

Baltimore, MD 21202

In conjunction with the exhibit Just Married! Wedding Stories from Jewish Maryland, the Jewish Museum of Maryland presents a book talk by photographer Marisa Scheinfeld. Scheinfeld’s new book, The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland, presents a contemporary view of dozens of Borscht Belt hotels and bungalow colonies, taking the viewer deep into the heart of the lost world of the beloved region.

A Catskill native, Scheinfeld spent many a summer day swimming in the pools and lakes of Ulster and Sullivan counties. At the Museum, Marisa will discuss the history of the Borscht Belt and detail its rise, fall and impact. She will discuss her connections to the region and the layered meanings behind the photographs. Her talk will also illustrate the Borscht Belt’s significance as a destination for many honeymooners, including that of her maternal grandparents.

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Feb
15
7:30 PM19:30

JCC Mid-Westchester

Book Signing in conjunction with the screening of Welcome to Kutsher’s: The Last Catskills Resort. 

Kutsher’s Country Club was the last surviving Jewish resort in the Catskills, a family-owned and operated resort for over 100 years. This award-winning documentary captures a last glimpse of a lost world as it disappears before our eyes. The Catskills resorts were not only a Jewish refuge and family vacation paradise, they also gave birth to American stand-up comedy, an NBA All-Star tradition, and all-inclusive resorts.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 @ 7:30-9:30pm – $15

Screening followed by Q&A with comedian Scott Blakeman and Marisa Scheinfeld 

 

Marisa Scheinfeld, author of the newly published The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland, will join the film screening conversation. Her book will be available for sale & signing. 

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