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Borscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoComedian Freddie Roman, the former dean of The Friars Club and a staple of the Catskills comedy scene, has died. Roman died Saturday afternoon at...
Borscht Belt Museum coming to the Catskills. 'Mrs. Maisel' helped reignite interest in era
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAs the Town of Fallsburg’s building inspector, Allen Frishman witnessed the bulldozing of countless...
‘What’s With Jews and Comedy?’ Borscht Belt-themed show to chronicle beloved Catskills comedy...
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — What’s a Borscht Belt joke? Comedy historian Lenny Dave shares this classic...
How Jewish comedians are helping keep hope alive post-October 7
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrom Brett Gelman to Judy Gold, how Jewish comics are keeping the Chosen People smiling. In the...
Humor Is a Cool Medium
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIllustration by Eduardo Luzzatti. “I was raped by my doctor, which is so bittersweet for a Jewish girl.” Sarah Silverman’s most infamous joke is a very...
What’s happening at the iconic Red Apple Rest? What you saw on Facebook could be wrong
Lohud | The Journal News via Yahoo News· 7 months agoDemolition work at the site of the crumbling Red Apple Rest off Route 17 set off a torrent of...
Once-Cool Vacation Spots That We Wouldn't Dare Visit Today
Cheapism via AOL· 2 months agoMuseum of Jewish Heritage Vanishing Vacations Vacation travelers can be a fickle lot, and vacation...
The Beloved Career of Danny Kaye — Take a Look at the Actor's Most Iconic Films
Woman's World via Yahoo News· 2 months agoKnown for his shock of red hair, Danny Kaye, born David Daniel Kaminsky, was much more than an actor...
Looking for a good pastrami sandwich? Check out these South Florida Jewish delis
South Florida Sun Sentinel via Yahoo News· 4 months agoPastrami, chopped liver, blintzes, herring in cream sauce: These rich and cholesterol-inducing...
'The Ed Sullivan Show' Turns 75! Looking Back on the Show's Legacy
Parade via Yahoo News· 12 months agoEd Sullivan was 46 years old and a relative unknown when, on June 20, 1948, the CBS television...