I wouldn't underestimate the influence of the Borscht Belt. Successful Jews in entertainment vacationed there, while young up-and-comers performed in the comedy

I wouldn't underestimate the influence of the Borscht Belt. Successful Jews in entertainment vacationed there, while young up-and-comers performed in the comedy clubs. Who got seen? Whose names got circulated around? It was a self-perpetuating cycle until the Catskills clubs fell out of favor.