To: PGR88
I respect your viewpoint, but in my day, living in Connecticut (60’s + 70’s), the Catskills were referred to as “The Jewish Alps”, by both Jews, and Gentiles, alike ;)
Thanks !
5 posted on
08/25/2014 9:54:56 AM PDT by
jttpwalsh
To: jttpwalsh
You wold have crowds of 30,000 at Monticello Raceway on a Saturday night..
27 posted on
08/25/2014 11:38:55 AM PDT by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: jttpwalsh; All
How could anyone write an article about the Catskills and not refer to it by the term every one used..”The Borscht Belt..”
28 posted on
08/25/2014 11:40:43 AM PDT by
ken5050
("One useless man is a shame, two are a law firm, three or more are a Congress".. John Adams)
To: jttpwalsh
I respect your viewpoint, but in my day, living in Connecticut (60s + 70s), the Catskills were referred to as The Jewish Alps, by both Jews, and Gentiles, alike ;)
I grew up in CT around the same time, and knew plenty of Jewish kids in the local public elementary school and later in prep school. The only reference I recall to the Catskills one way or the other was to the Catskill Game Farm.
The prep school kids went vacationing regularly, but VT for skiing and FL for sun were the only places referenced.
35 posted on
08/25/2014 1:22:44 PM PDT by
Dr. Sivana
("If you're litigating against nuns, you've probably done something wrong."-Ted Cruz)
To: jttpwalsh
the Catskills were referred to as The Jewish Alps
I recall the term "Hebrew Heights"...
38 posted on
08/25/2014 3:17:18 PM PDT by
ErnBatavia
(It ain't a "hashtag"....it's a damn pound sign, number sign, or octothorpe. ###)
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