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Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel was a resort in the Catskill Mountains in the Town of Liberty, near the village of Liberty, New York. It was a kosher establishment that catered primarily to Jewish clients from New York City. Under the direction of hostess Jennie Grossinger, it became one of the largest Borscht Belt resorts. After decades of ...
The resort once drew celebrities like Eddie Fisher and Rocky Marciano, and has been cited as an inspiration for the film "Dirty Dancing." (Aug. 17) Fire at resort that inspired 'Dirty Dancing' [Video]
A fire broke out Tuesday night at a three-story building on the site of the long-abandoned Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel near Liberty, New York, according to a Facebook post by the Liberty ...
Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, New York: Before. Believed to be the inspiration for the movie "Dirty Dancing," Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in Liberty, New York, was the crown jewel of ...
The Borscht Belt, or Yiddish Alps, is a region which was noted for its summer resorts that catered to Jewish vacationers, especially residents of New York City. [1] The resorts, now mostly defunct, were located in the southern foothills of the Catskill Mountains in parts of Sullivan and Ulster counties in the U.S. state of New York, bordering the northern edges of the New York metropolitan area.
Jennie Grossinger (June 16, 1892 – November 20, 1972) was a Jewish Austrian-American hotel executive and philanthropist. She is considered one of the great hostesses of 20th-century. She was the hostess of one of the largest Borscht Belt resorts, Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel. Beginning from the 1930s, she started to give up many of her ...
Firefighters responded Tuesday to a fire at the former Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel in Liberty, N.Y., according to a Facebook post from the Liberty Fire Department.
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