We Met at Grossingers
We Met at Grossinger’s is a nostalgic, immersive journey through the Jewish Catskills—once known as the Borscht Belt—told through the rise and fall of its most beloved resort: Grossinger’s Resort and Hotel, the real-life inspiration for Dirty Dancing.
Built by three generations of trailblazing women, Grossinger’s Resort and Hotel stood at the center of a world Jews built for themselves after being shut out of America’s mainstream resorts and clubs. Once a glittering symbol of possibility and now left in ruins, it was more than just a vacation destination—it was a sanctuary of leisure, identity, and joy. A refuge for Jews and other marginalized communities, it became—quite literally—a stage for the transformation of Jewish American identity and the evolution of American entertainment.
Told through an unabashedly female lens, the film brings to life a mid-century cross-communal phenomenon that united immigrants, sports legends, politicians, comedians, and movie stars—among them Jackie Robinson, Eddie Fisher, and Eleanor Roosevelt—around a lasting belief that inclusivity, creativity and leisure lie at the heart of what it truly means to be American.