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The Jewish Catskill resorts of the 20th Century were a summer paradise for millions and the birthplace of great comic careers. Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Rodney Dangerfield, Joan Rivers, Jackie Mason, and many others learned to win laughs from the patrons of Grossingers, Browns, The Concord, Kutchers, and The Nevele, just to name a few. […]

The Ritzer Lecture We sometimes feel a helplessness with the changes that accompany aging, perhaps a sorrowful sense of loss. How can we take a different, more spiritual view of ourselves and this process that increases our gratitude and joy?   Karen Frank is a Pastoral Nurse and Jewish Spiritual Director whose work integrates physical […]

The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum paints a vivid portrait of Gilded Age New York, a city teeming with nefarious rogues and capitalist power, all straddling the line between underworld enterprise and “legitimate” commerce. Combining deep historical research with the narrative flair for which she is celebrated, Margalit Fox tells the unforgettable true story of a once-famous heroine […]