The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America's Jewish Vacationland by Marisa Sheinfeld bilingual London 1884-1914 by Vivi Lachs

London 1884-1914 by Vivi Lachs positions London's Yiddish popular culture in historical perspective within Anglo-Jewish history

This collection also reveals Lamed Shapiro as an American master

she demonstrates how Jewish-American fiction can help us understand the larger anxieties about ethnic identity

this collection is a tribute to a thriving---and often neglected---literary heritage

The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America's Jewish Vacationland by Marisa Sheinfeld bilingual London 1884-1914 by Vivi LachsToday the Borscht Belt is recalled through the nostalgic lens of summer swims, Saturday night dances, and comedy performances. But its current state, like that of many other formerly glorious regions, is nothing like its earlier status. Forgotten about and exhausted, much of its structural environment has been left to decay. The Borscht Belt, which features essays by Stefan Kanfer and Jenna Weissman Joselit, presents Marisa Scheinfeld's photographs of