Tired of the Detroit singles scene?
Go north to Canada
TORONTO
B OU N D
HEIDI PRESS
News Editor
etroit Jewish singles who
head for Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, for mini-
vacations can meet their
Canadian counterparts
through a variety of activities,
'some community sponsored, others
available as private or public
enterprises.
To participate in activities
where Jewish singles are to be
found, one has to be near them.
Therefore, if going to Toronto for a
get-aWay weekend, it is wise to
stay north of the downtown area,
since that is where a majority of
Jews — especially Jewish singles
— live. Generally, Jewish singles
can be found living or "hanging
out" in the areas of the following
intersections: Front and Jarvis,
Yonge and Eglinton, Marlee and
Ridelle, Bathurst from about Eglin-
ton north to Steeles.
Transportation facilities —
buses, streetcars and subways —
are safe and available on a regular
— and frequent — schedule.
Upon arriving into the jewel of
Ontario, call one of the two Jewish
community hotlines, the Jewish In-
formation Service (416) 635-5600
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Friday, April 17, 1987
for general information, or the
Jewish Community Center Singles
Hotline, (416) 889-5101. The sing-
les hotline is a function of the To-
ronto Jewish Center's Valley
branch in the suburb of Thornhill.
The JCC-Valley, one of the
community's three Jewish Centers,
is a major meeting place for Jewish
singles, according to Director
Michael Silverman. The programs
run the gamut," Silverman said,
and include dances, brunches, and
drop-ins for games and movies. A
former tennis and swim club, the
JCC-Valley sees its 600-member
facility grow by 200 as the warm
weather approaches.
Geared for singles 25-40, the
JCC-Valley program is directed by
Sally Kerbel, with assistance from
volunteers. Recently, a 50-plus
group was added. Silverman said
the dances were most likely the
most popular of the singles activi-
ties at the Center, netting more
than 300 guests per dance.
Brunches get about 80-100 singles
and small group discussions and
holiday programs see about 25-35
in attendance. To attract out-of-
towners, Silverman said an inter-
city symposium is in the works.
Singles who prefer the party
circuit can look up Metro Toronto
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
Sid Dorfman, right, makes party arrangements with Daniel Kadosh of the
Sheraton Centre Hotel.
Rabbi Joseph Kelman describes the Floating Singles Congregation.
Singles' schedule. An enterprise
operated by urban planner Sid
Dorfman, Metro Toronto Singles
hosts parties at Toronto hotels,
night clubs and fitness clubs.
Inter-city parties, to which De-
troiters are invited, are held at "a
fancy place," Dorfman said, such as
a country club. The organization
sponsors weekend retreats at
Cleveland's House resort north of
Toronto and singles shopping
nights.
Dorfman began the group Ph
years ago to raise money for char-
ity, and he had a selfish motiva-
tion: He wanted to meet people.
What makes Dorfman's parties
different from the big impersonal
bashes one may have attended here
at home is that he welcomes the
guests himself. "People know me. I
make them comfortable. I introduce
them and tell them how to make
the most of the time they're at the
party."
There is no membership fee;
guests just pay as they go. Appar-
ently there is great interest in his
activities. There are about 1,200
persons on the mailing list. Some
come from Nova Scotia, Montreal,