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Those Boisterous Boys from the Borscht Belt - In-person lecture

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Adult Program

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Adults
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The names of the famous entertainers who began their careers in the Catskills are legendary:  Mel Brooks, Danny Kaye, Jerry Lewis, Buddy Hackett and more. Following in their footsteps were Jackie Mason, Myron Cohan, Alan King, Mal Z. Lawrence, Allan Sherman, Eddie Shaffer, Freddie Roman, and countless others.  Join presenter Sal St. George on a nostalgic and side-splitting excursion to a long-gone vacation destination that had a long-lasting influence on the world of comedy.