Kiamesha Lake is a
hamlet
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(and census-designated place) in the town of
Thompson
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, in east-central
Sullivan County,
New York, United States. The
zip code for Kiamesha Lake is 12751.
Kiamesha Lake is located on
Route 42, between
Monticello
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and
Fallsburg
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, off
New York State Route 17 (
Future Interstate 86) Exit 105B.
Travel and recreation
Kiamesha Lake was the home to the
Concord Resort & Golf Club and across the lake was the smaller family Hotel Gradus
and Bungalow Colony. It is now home to several bungalow colonies and to the
Resorts World Catskills
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hotel and casino.
Hasidic Community
Kiamesha Lake is home to a year-round
Hasidic community. It was originally a satellite community of the
Vizhnitzer Hasidic Community of
Monsey, New York
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, consisting of about 80 families. Since the passing of the previous Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey, Grand Rabbi
Mordechai Hager
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on March 16, 2018, his son Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager, the Chief Rabbi of the community, ascended to the title of
Rebbe
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of the Vizhnitzer community of Kiamesha Lake. It is also home to a Vizhnitzer Yeshiva at the site of the former Gibber's Hotel.
Education
* Hebrew Day School of Sullivan and Ulster Counties.
*
Vizhnitz
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Yeshiva
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(formerly Gibber Hotel)
References
External links
Sullivan County, New York HistoryViznitz Institutions - Building Torah and Kedusha in the Catskills
Hamlets in New York (state)
Hamlets in Sullivan County, New York
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