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"Borscht Belt" is a style of Jewish comedy. The actual Borscht Belt is a region in the Catskill Mountains of [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState upstate New York]] that was a popular resort destination in the 1920s through the 1970s for Jews who were excluded from other resorts. Due to the [[AllJewsAreAshkenazi heavily Ashkenazi ancestry]] of New York Jews, the area is named for borscht, a type of beet soup popular in Central and Eastern Europe.

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"Borscht Belt" is a style of Jewish comedy. The actual Borscht Belt is a region in the Catskill Mountains of [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState upstate New York]] that was a popular resort destination in the 1920s through the 1970s for Jews who were excluded from other resorts. Due to the [[AllJewsAreAshkenazi heavily Ashkenazi ancestry]] of New York Jews, the area is named for borscht, a type of beet soup popular in Central UsefulNotes/{{Central|Europe}} and Eastern Europe.
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* In ''Series/FTroop'', the Hekawi tribe is built around Borscht Belt characterizations and played by Jewish actors.

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* In ''Series/FTroop'', the [[BraidsBeadsAndBuckskins Hekawi tribe tribe]] is built around Borscht Belt characterizations and played by Jewish actors.
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The Jewish comedians who performed at these resorts developed a style of humor that became very popular in the entertainment industry. Borscht Belt humor is characterized by stereotypical Jewish traits, such as SelfDeprecation, [[JewsLoveToArgue insults]], [[JewishComplaining complaints]], [[AwfulWeddedLife marital bickering]], {{Hypochondria}}, wordplay and liberal use of [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Yiddish]]. The AlterKocker character type was developed here as well.

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The Jewish comedians who performed at these resorts developed a style of humor that became very popular in the entertainment industry. Borscht Belt humor is characterized by stereotypical Jewish traits, such as SelfDeprecation, [[JewsLoveToArgue insults]], [[JewishComplaining complaints]], [[AwfulWeddedLife marital bickering]], {{Hypochondria}}, wordplay and liberal use of [[YiddishAsASecondLanguage Yiddish]]. The AlterKocker character type was developed here as well.
well. The sterotypical attire includes a cigar, combover and cheap tuxedo.
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Compare {{Vaudeville}} and {{Burlesque}}.

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