r .-,. ... -- i■ THE DETROIT CHAPTER AMERICAN TECHNION SOCIETY PRESENTS: fr ► 200 are actively involved with the group. Of these, she estimates 40 percent are graduate students and 50 percent are affiliated with the university as profes- sionals. Only about 5-10 per- cent of the students are from Detroit or Ann Arbor, she says. The third group, the JCC Singles, tries to provide a so- cial context for those who have been working, have grown children and a circle of established friends, but are now either divorced or widowed, says Erica Gordon, former JCC director for that club and the Outing Club. Those who have never mar- ried also are welcome. JCC Singles participants often are "just looking for friendship and for someone to go to the movies with, not emotional entanglements," says Ms. Gordon, who is now a fund-raiser for a profes- sional society. She says the Singles club has about 200 on its mailing list. There is a stigma about singles groups, she says, with participants perceived gles dances at the West Bloomfield JCC) a little in- timidating," she says. Ms. Budow feels the job should have "a bigger com- mitment as far as hours are concerned. "My sense is, there is so much potential here for more programming," she said. But even with the organ- izations, Ann Arbor still doesn't have all the answers for Jewish singles. For one thing; middle-aged Jewish women might find it "tougher to be a middle-aged single-parent in Ann Arbor because people think of Ann Arbor as a 'young' town," says Miriam Shaw, 48, a divorced mother of two col- lege students. "A man who would be of suitable age for me to date might also be on campus considering female graduate students," she says, because men have a wider age range in selecting female compa- nions. 0 "My sense is, there is so much potential here for more programming." Jewish singles are invited to hear "Current Events in the Middle East," a discussion program sponsored by the Jewish Community Center, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at the Maple- Drake building. Rabbi Avraham Jacobovitz of Machon L'Torah will discuss prophecies in Jewish thought. The event is co-sponsored by the JCC's singles and cultural arts departments. There is no charge, but reser- vations are required. Call the JCC, Ext. 347 or 352, to register. — Gwen Budow I as "people who are looking to get married, people with a sense of desperation." But once newcomers see "that everybody is relaxed and having a good time, they too enjoy themselves." When Ms. Gordon, who was in a part-time role, left the JCC, Ms. Gelman and some 19 others worked hard to convince the JCC board to hire a successor. "I've found that if you're not a member of temple, it's hard to meet Jewish people," Outing Club member Sherrie Frank told them. "Until I joined, I hadn't felt a part of the Jew- ish community since I was a teen-ager." The new part-time singles coordinator, Gwen Budow, is a native of Huntington Woods who previously serv- ed as director of graduate professional programs for Hillel in Chicago. A social worker who earned her master's at U-M, she says her office gets calls regularly from Jewish singles groups, including older singles, in Toledo, Flint and Grand Rapids asking to come to Ann Arbor events. "They find going to Detroit (for sin- ISRAEL UPDATE THE GULF WAR. . Hi-Tech Soldiers and Spies Featured Speaker: DANNY PINKAS Danny Pinkas is a former advisor to Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion. A military historian and journalist, he has written two books on Israeli intelligence gathering activities. He is conversant with Soviet disinformation techniques and with the relationships between world intelligence services. Mr. Pinkas is a veteran of many tasks of behalf of the Israeli government in various parts of the world, including the smuggling of arms and immigrants into the Jewish State. He is an observer of the Israeli scene and raconteur par excellance. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1991 — 7:30 P.M. UNITED HEBREW SCHOOLS 12 Mile Road • Southfield Refreshments • Free Admission Rabbi To Lead Talk On Mideast 'Bagel-Bounce' Slated Feb. 3 The Singles Group, for Jewish singles 50 and over, will hold a "Bagel-Bounce Dance" 7:30 p.m. Feb. 3. For reservations, call Edith Ellis, 932-0025; or Marilyn Rosner, 683-8272. There is a charge. Discussion Group Set For Singles "Singles Sound Off," an evening of current-topic discussions with the Jewish Community Center Singles, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 6 at the Maple-Drake build- ing, Room 239. 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