SINGLE LIFE
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Detroit Singles Leave
But Return, Says Study
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FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1990
here' s no place like
home" isn't an empty
phrase for a lot of
Detroit Jewish singles.
That was indicated by the
recent Jewish Welfare Fed-
eration demographic survey,
which said that, while young
adults ages 18-26 are less
likely to live in the Detroit
area, many do return upon
completing college.
The survey showed only 7
percent of the Jewish
population in the Detroit
metropolitan area was in the
20-29 age bracket. Twelve
percent are 10-19 and 14
percent are age 30 to 39.
"There is a trough in the
age distribution, from about
age 19. It dips, then starts to
come up again about age
26," said Patty Becker, the
Federation's technical con-
sultant on the study.
The inference is that many
go away to college and then
return, she said. "The feel-
ing is, most of the kids go to
college because their parents
went to college. Coinciden-
tally, however, most of their
parents went to Wayne Uni-
versity while the kids go to
the University of Michigan
and elsewhere." In the
survey, Ann Arbor is con-
sidered outside the Detroit
area.
Becker said a deeper
analysis of the singles aspect
probably will come later.
The Federation's survey
implementation committee
is scheduled to meet at the
end of April to decide which
areas of the survey will get
studied by consultants, she
said, with results expected
by fall.
Becker, a professional
demographer who is married
and has children, fits in with
the study's inference: she
graduated from U-M in the
1960s, then studied at the
University of Wisconsin-
Madison and the University
of California-Berkeley. "I
was bound and determined
to get away from Detroit,"
she said, but later realized "I
felt good here" and didn't
like Berkeley.
A cousin, Elaine Kaplan,
followed a similar route,
graduating from U M in
1972. Kaplan planned to live
in California with
girlfriends, but decided it
was "too big and too far" and
opted for Arizona. However,
over the next four years she
-
also kept in touch with Mark
Blumenfeld, whom she had
dated while in Michigan.
"Arizona was beautiful, it
was sunny, it was fine while
I was single," she said. But
she missed Michigan's sea-
sons and friendly people and
"the thought of having my
own kids someday but not
having their grandparents
around bothered me."
She and Blumenfeld mar-
ried 13 years ago, have a
family and operate a
clothing business in
Southfield.
"I never would have
thought I would end up liv-
ing in Michigan,"
Blumenfeld said.
Knowledge of the territory
is what brought Andrew
Israel, a bachelor, back to
the Detroit area.
Israel worked in Denver,
Colo., in the early 1980s,
"I never would have
thought I would end
up living in
Michigan."
Elaine
Blumenfeld.
then studied at Wharton
Business School in
Philadelphia before being
hired by a major Detroit-
based developer. His first
position with the company
was in San Francisco, but
eventually he returned to
corporate headquarters.
"I have entreprenuerial
aspirations," said the 1980
Michigan State University
graduate, "and Detroit pro-
vides me with a built-in con-
tact base through family and
friends."
"I had no trouble making
friends and contacts in the
other cities," he said, "but
there was no history to the
friendships on which to base
business relationships.
"I'm glad I left Detroit, but
I'm glad I came back. Every-
one should do it, too, because
it broadens your hor-
izons."
❑
Singles To See
'Immigrant' Play
The Jewish Community
Center Singles (all ages) will
see The Immigrant at
Meadowbrook Theatre, 6:30
p.m. April 22.
There is a charge. Reserva-
tions deadline is April 19.
For information, call Leanie
Gunsberg at the JCC,
661-1000, Ext. 347.