SINGLE LIFE
I VE US
A BRE A K!
Detroit's Jewish singles are the
beneficiaries of some welcome
breaks in the summer of '89.
ummertime can be a
dull "simmertime," but
a couple of recent
events for metro
Detroit Jewish singles
provided much-needed diver-
sions in the otherwise long,
hot routine.
The Singles Extension
Group of Temple Israel, for
unmarried persons age 50
and up, "beat the heat" by
holding an indoor picnic at
Temple Israel in mid-July,
with about 100 members din-
ing, dancing and enjoying
good conversation. -
A few days later, the Jewish
Community Center Singles
Department sponsored its an-
nual get-together, the "Bar-B-
Q Bash." Originally schedul-
ed as an outdoor event at
Camp Ruth II on the
Maple/Drake campus, it was
moved indoors due to incle-
ment weather. But it still
drew nearly 500 singles of all
ages for food, dancing and
communication. ❑
RICHARD PEARL
Staff Writer
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SEG members Clair Showfer, Farmington Hills, and Joe Cameron, Southfield, enjoy Wally Duda's music.
RANDOM
SAMPLE
Do you
think the
Jewish
community
is doing
enough
for singles?
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1989
FRANCINE GORENSTEIN
RICHARD BURNS
BARBARA JACKSON
LOUIE KAMBER
Yes, but they could always
use more programming
and more lectures.
I think so, because many
temples and synagogues
are starting to help out.
I live in Florida during the
winter. I'd like to see more
nice parties like this one in
the five months I'm here.
Definitely. But I think if the
singles here merged with
Ann Arbor and Toronto,
we'd do even better.