France: Jewish dating fair a success
More than 1,500 people attended the fair, where a variety of Jewish dating and marriage agencies, singles travel agencies, and website hosts had stands
The international salon for the Jewish dating (Salon International de la Rencontre Juive) that took place in Paris two weeks ago was a great success.
More than 1,500 people attended the fair, where a variety of Jewish dating and marriage agencies, singles travel agencies, and website hosts had stands.
The one-day fair also featured several lectures and workshops on themes like commitment and dating, as well as a re-imaging space and a relaxation area.
Judaism was of course a central theme and representatives from the various communities and associations were present. Every effort was made to ensure that there was a broad variety of services on offer.
Miriam Betanna, 20, from Paris explained that she was mainly curious. “I’m registered on a website in order to make Jewish friends and it’s true that I would like my boyfriend to be Jewish so that he would understand me and my culture better. But it isn’t so easy to meet people.”
Judith Mirano, 45, was not so impressed by the fair: "I feel a bit like we’re on a cattle market. Everyone is checking each other out. It’s as if we all had a label stuck to our foreheads with ‘I’m Jewish and I’m looking for a partner’. And despite the fact that we’re all Jewish it’s not always easy to meet someone. It’s the first time I’ve come and it will certainly be the last. I prefer to meet someone in a natural way in a ‘normal’ setting.”
The first Jewish dating fair took place in Paris on February. As participants were keen to have a second fair, organizers decided do a second one in the same year.
Reprinted with permission of the European Jewish Press
Meet in a fair? Illustration
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