We Met At Grossinger’s |
Grossinger’s, the renowned Borscht Belt resort, is lovingly profiled in a nostalgic documentary by Paula Eiselt. We Met At Grossinger’s will be screened at the Toronto Jewish Film Festival, which runs from June 4-14.
A year-round destination whose clientele was comprised almost entirely of Jews, Grossinger’s was located in the majestic Catskill Mountains, a Jewish vacationland from approximately the 1920s until the 1990s. Like the other Jewish-owned resorts in this picturesque corner of New York State, Grossinger’s offered its guests everything – fresh country air, comfortable lodging, fine food, a dizzying array of activities, and first-class nightclub acts.
Eiselt brings Grossinger’s back to life through commentary, file footage and on-camera interviews, giving viewers a comprehensive picture of a legendary resort, which closed in 1986 and which has since been reduced to a mouldering ruin enclosed by a chain link fence.
Three capable women were the face of Grossinger’s until its demise: Malka Grossinger, her daughter Jennie, and her granddaughter, Elaine Etess.
Malka and her husband immigrated to the United States from........