Publication: The Washington City Paper, March 17, 2000 (article excerpt)
by Elizza Silverman
Looking For Mr. Goodman
All of it--the expectations, the pressure, the finger-crossing desire to meet and mate with familiars--comes together on Christmas Eve: Lulu's New Orleans Cafe transforms into [a]...party, as more than 1,000 Jewish singles pack the Foggy Bottom nightclub for the "Matzo Ball"; similarly named events also take place in Boston, New York, Miami, and other large U.S. cities.
"It's like having your grandmother standing behind you the entire time," says 25-year-old D.C. resident Samantha Levine about the dance, an annual event sponsored by the Society of Young Jewish Professionals. It's the one night out of the year when even so-called stealth Jews crawl out of the woodwork. "People know what's going on. Of course, it's Christmas Eve, and you're bored off your ass. And here's Lulu's filled with Jews," says Levine.
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