Of the large all-inclusive Borscht Belt resorts in The Catskills, Grossinger’s was a crown jewel, boasting three swimming pools, a golf course, stables, two kosher kitchens, even its own airstrip and post office.
At its heart was Jennie Grossinger, a trailblazer in hospitality entrepreneurship who transformed her family’s humble boarding house into an iconic institution that hosted politicians and celebrities, built training facilities for world-class athletes, and showcased the best entertainers, musicians and comics.
Featuring marvelous archival footage (hey, there’s Jackie Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Eddie Fisher; mid-century fashion shows and dance contests; lox, lox and more lox!) and terrific interviews with Grossinger family, former hotel staff and guests, historians, and cultural figures, We Met at Grossinger’s brings back the heyday of the “Sour Cream Sierras” with humor, romance and panache—and a deft exploration of its rich historical context.
Includes interviews with Boston-area historians Joyce Antler and Hasia Diner. We Met at Grossinger’s is currently being adapted as a scripted TV series.
“This film is a full meal and then some. Trust me, you want to see this.”
—Unseen Films
New England premiere. Q&A with professor Hasia R. Diner, whose most recent book is Opening Doors: The Unlikely Alliance Between the Irish and the Jews in America.
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Brookline, MA 02446
$15.00 senior
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