Editing Catskill Mountains (section)

===The Borscht Belt===
In the mid–20th century, summer resorts in the Catskills, nicknamed the [[Borscht Belt]], were a major vacation destination for Jewish New Yorkers. At its peak of popularity, about 500 resorts operated in the region.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4094418.html | author = Stanley Turkel | title = Hotel History: Catskill Mountain Resort Hotels | date = 2019-08-01 | publisher = Hospitality Net}}</ref> Later changes in vacationing patterns have led most of those travelers elsewhere, although there are still some bungalow communities and summer camps in the region catering to [[Orthodox Judaism|Orthodox]] populations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bagels.tv/a-very-personal-journey-to-the-catskills-as-an-ex-orthodox-jewish-woman/|title=A very personal journey to the Catskills as an ex-Orthodox Jewish woman|date=August 27, 2024}}</ref>