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Jewish dancers join the crowd
for weekly salsa dance parties.

Stacy Gittleman I Contributing Writer

Entrepreneur Justin Jacobs
lands concessions
contract on Belle Isle.

Harry Kirsbaum I Contributing Writer

Above: Justin Jacobs overlooks
the tennis courts from the balcony
of the Belle Isle Athletic Shelter.

he playing fields of Belle Isle will be getting a
new makeover thanks to Justin Jacobs and, if
$10.5 million happens to drop in his lap, he
could have the 9-acre sports complex parcel renovated
to its former charm and updated to serve the needs of a
growing young urban community.
Jacobs, founder and president of ComePlayDetroit
(CPD), which runs sports leagues throughout Detroit
and the Metro area, has become the executive director
of a newly formed and still unnamed nonprofit organi-
zation that will oversee all aspects of the complex.
In 2013, an agreement was reached between the State
of Michigan and the city of Detroit that the city-owned
982-acre Belle Isle would be managed as a state park by
the Department of Natural Resources for 30 years.

he temperatures outside the American Legion
hall in Farmington, where YA Salsa holds its
monthly socials, plummeted into the single
digits on a Sunday evening this past winter. But with the
dance floor heating up with more than 200 dancers, no
one inside seemed to mind that a door had been propped
open to let in the chill.
On the last Sunday of each month, salsa enthusiasts
gather for a dance social organized by YA Salsa, an all-
volunteer organization dedicated to the growth of this
dance style in Detroit.
Within its circles is a dedicated group of Jews who love
Latin dancing. They have found a great sense of camara-
derie and exercise in the years they have danced and are
always welcoming beginners to try it.

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Covering and
Connecting
Jewish Detroit
Eve y Week

Jeff Abrams of Wixom and Sherry Kraft of Southfield
share a laugh and a dance.