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THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, March 14, 1947
March 17 Designated 'Jewish Day' At Flower Show
Palestine .Film, Organ Music
will Augment Floral Exhibit
Jewish National Fund Sponsors Palestine Garden Which
Features Plants, Flowers Flown from Holy Land; Show
Opens March 15 at Convention Hall
. ,Monday, March 17, • has been designated as Jewish Day at
the annual Michigan Flower Show.
Sponsored by the Michigan Horticultural Society, at De-
troit Convention Hall, for a period of nine days starting
Saturday, March 15, and Concluding Sunday, March 23, this
year's show will feature 10 "United Nations Gardens," includ-
ing a special Palestine Garden which has been prepared by
the Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit.
Features of "Jewish Day" will include-
• The showing of a Palestine movie, "A Day in Dagania";
• Special displays of Palestine flowers and plants, and
• A special Hebraic musical program, featuring Jason
Tickton, organist of Temple Beth El.
The film will be shown three times, with five minute
intermissions, from ' to 8 p.m. Monday. Tickton will provide
Jewish music on the organ during the evening.
Flowers and plants, and Pales- •
tine soil. were flown to Detroit
for the show via trans-Atlantic
plane from the Holy Land.
Alex Schreier, treasurer of
the Jewish National Fund Coun-
cil of Detroit, heads the com
mittee which had charge of
arrangements for the Palestine
Garden.
The 20 by 30 foot garden will
feature a circular flower bed cen-
tered about an inlaid table bear-
. Ang,:,a -tray with the soil flown
froth the Holy Land. • A back- .
ground of blue skies, palm trees
and tropical foliage will set off
the photographic murals depict-
ing Palestine's metamorphosis
from arid, eroded land to a flour-
ishing agricultural community.
The completed garden will be
a replica of the formal garden at
the School of Agriculture in Pe-
• tach Tikvah. Palestine, according
to Hrand Hampikian, supervising
architect for the United Nations
section. Louis G. Redstone is the
architeCtural consultant ?or the
Palestine exhibit.
Palestinian objects loaned to
the Flower Show for use in the
Palestine garden include statuary,'
from Walter Herz, 10305 Dexter,
and furniture and objets d'art,
from Mrs. Charles Milan, 16885
Princeton.
Mrs. Philip' Cutler and Mrs.
Philip - Slomovitz are co-chairmen
of the committee in charge of
hostesses, who will be present;
daily at the exposition to explain,
the display and the Palestine;
Garden. Hostesses have been se-I
lected from all women's Zionist,
groups in Detroit.
In addition to the murals , an
Zionists Launch
Membership Drive
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eight-foot statue symbolic of
the exhibit will grace the dis-
play-
William Hordes, president of
the Jewish National Fund Coun-
cil. pointed out this week that not
a single detail has been omitted
in making the exhibit outstanding
and to present the position of the
Jewish settlements in Palestine in
a most realistic light at the Flower
Show.
Details regbrding the show and
the PaleStine Garden may be had
by calling the JNF office, 11608
Dexter, TO. 8-7384.
Young Zionists Form
Political Action Unit
Plans are being formulated. for
the establishment of a Young
Zionist Actions Committee for the
Detroit area.
In cooperation with the De-
troit Zionist Emergency Council,
YZAC will pursue an intensified
course of political action, center-
ing against British policy and
tactics in Palestine.
All Zionist and Jewish groups
in the city are invited to partici-
pate in YZAC. For further infor-
mation, contact Esther Zeitak,
OL. 7737, or Joe Yanich, - TO.
6-8046.
Bet Habonim, a project of the
Labor Zionist Youth Movement,
is to benefit from the annual
Passover Third Sedar at the
Jewish Center, April 6.
Bet Habonim, planned to be
an International Educational In-
stitute in Naame, Palestine, will
be similar to the present Habon-
im Seminary in New York City.
members o f
English-speaking
Habonim will take an extensive
six-month course of study in
labor, Zionism, Hebrew, Pales-
tinian life and culture. Later,
they will spend six months tour-
ing the country to get a first
customs,
hand knowledge of
habits and practical life of the
people. Upon their return to
their respective countries they
will act as organizers and leaders
of Habonim movements.
The Third Seder program will
include a modern Hagadah page-
ant. original Palestinian dances
and Halutzi songs. The dance
group is being prepared by Avis-
I hag Hirsch. Palestinian delegate
Defroit Habonim. Refresh-
ments will be served. Tickets
; now are on sale. Everyone is
invited. For information call
Bernard Schreier, HO. 0343.
IZFA Presents Forum
On Student and Zionism
DR. PHILIP E. LACHMAN
Using as its clarion call "Beat
Bevin," scores of Detroit Jews
are being enlisted in the cam-
paign of the Zionist Organiza-
tion of Detroit to enlist unaffil-
iated Detroiters in the Zionist
movement.
Dr. Philip E. Lachman. chair-
man of the ZOD membership
committee, has issued a call for
more workers. Expressing satis-
faction with results attained thus
far. he stater}: "By having a nu-
merically strong and united body
of Jewry in America supporting
the valiant efforts of Palestine's
Jews we can strike a telling
blow at the heartless tyranny of
the British Foreign Secretary
and give strong support to our
own government in its cham-
pionship of Jewish rights in Pal-
estine."
Oscar J. Kritzer of the na-
tional ZOA office, who is direct-
ing the drive in Detroit, has
called upon Detroit Jews for a
hearty response to the drive
which will conclude with "Z
Day" on Sunday, March 23. Hun-
dreds of Zionists are expected to
meet at breakfast that day and
then will proceed, acting as
"Minute Men and Women" in
teams of two to visit Jewish
homes and to enroll new Zionist
members. The drive will con-
clude with a public meeting on
March 24. Between now and
March 23, Mr. Kritzer invites the
cooperation of the entire com-
munity in support of the mem-
bership campaign.
Say It With Flowers
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INC.
106 WITHERELL
Hashomer Hatzair Youths
Plan Hike This Sunday
Sunday, March 16, the Tzofim
(15 to 18-year-old boys and girls
of Hashomer Hatzair) will go on
a hike. All youths of this age
are invited to attend.
For further information, call
Avraham Jacobson, NO. 0228.
Convention Hall
Bet Habonim to Benefit Plays Monday at
FFOM Annual Third Seder
At Center on April 6
CH. 5380
Visit Michigan's
Tickton Hits High Note in Detroit's
Religious, Secular Music Circles
By RUTH MIRIAM LEVINE
Jewish News.Staff Writer
Visitors to the Detroit Flower Show next Monday evening will
view the Palestine Garden and other exhibits to the accompaniment
.of a special program of Jewish music, in honor of Jewish Day at the
show. - At the console of the organ will be a young man who occupies
a major role in religious and secular music circles in Detroit—
Jason H. Tickton.
Asked his profession, Tickton ready a familiar figure in the
replies, "musicologist." Whis is Temple Beth El choir loft as the
a one-word condensation of his organ student of Abram Ray
Tyler, he was named assistant
organist that year. In 1940 he be-
came organist and received his
present title in 1945. In this ca-
pacity he arranges, directs and
accompanies the liturgical music
and supervises the teaching of
Jewish music in the Temple Beth
El religious school.
Other high notes in hig musical
career include positions as music
director of Camp Modin in 1934
and '35. assistant organist of the
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
from 1935 to '37.
• He has given 10 major organ
recitals in the city, and has served
_ as organist at numerous civic
functions, such as the annual in-
terdenominational Thanksgiving
service. Social. civic and educa-
tional groups all call on him for
illustrated lectures on varying
phases of music.
Tickton is a fine example of
the musician's role in extending
lie has
brotherhood activities.
JASON H. TICKTON
been substitute organist in 20
two long titles. assistant profes- leading Detroit churches, and was
sor of music at Wayne University, music director and summer or-
and music director and organist, ganist of Christ Church in Cran-
at Temple Beth El. brook in 1945.
Educated in the Detroit public
education
at Wayne
Universit
is a associations:
members of
six
schools.
Tickton
majored
in music i He
sional
one
of profes-
a limit-
Wayne University chapter of
the Intercollegiate Zionist Feder-
ation of America will present a
student forum on questions per-
taining to Zionism and the col-
lege student at 9 p. m. Tuesday,
March 18, at Wayne Hillel House.
Refreshments and dancing will When he received his M.A. MI ed number of honorary faculty
follow the discussion.
members of Omicron Delta
h e tzecame instruc .~
An Oneg Shabbat will be held
at Hillel at 8:45 p. m., Friday, i music at the University. and for Kappa. national men's campus
March 21. Last week-end, 30 10 years he has imparted much of honor society: and a patron of
Wayne IZFA merntiers partici- his love for music to thousands Delta Omicron, national music
pated in a seminar on Zionist of students of music theory, har- sorority.
political parties held at Ann mony and history. His Tuesday Tickton is the son of Mr. and
Arbor by the University of Mich- evening m u s i c appreciation Mrs. Daniel L. Tickton. He was
classes, which he taught until this married. in 1940, to Mamie
igan chapter. ,
Maldawsky. a fellow student of
All college students in the De- fall, were attended not only b y
have one
troit metropolitan area, can se- regular University students. but music education. They
other faculty members. sere- son. Stanley David.
cure further information about by
icemen. clergymen — men and Monday evening's musical pro-
IZFA by contacting Joe Yanich, women of every age and voca-gram will consist of "varied ap-
president. TO. 6-8046, or Evelyn
In 1943 he was named to an propriate selections." With Jason
Stollman, corresponding secre- tion.
assistant professorship. Tickton at the organ. it is sure to
tary, TO. 5-5534.
Tickton began the other divi-Provide an effective background
sion of his profession in 1933. Al- to the Jewish Day observances.
Kritzer to Address
ZOD H*Ifa Chapter
Oscar J. Kritzer, former AP and
Reuters correspondent who is noW
in Detroit in connection with the
ZOD membership drive, will ad-
dress the Haifa Chapter of the
Zionist Organization of America
March 17.
The chapter held a Purim party
March 10 at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Samuel W. Barr.
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CLAIRMOUNT AND HAMILTON
Wedding Bouquets and Corsages
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THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
at the ANNUAL FLOWER SHOW
To All Detroit Jews:
The Jewish National Fund Council of Detroit has been accorded the
distinct honor of being named among the nationality groups to sponsor
the Palestine Garden at the Annual Flower Show, at Convention Hall,
March 15 to 23.
Much effort has been put into the arrangements for the Palestine
Garden, which will be one of 10 United Nations Gardens at the Flower
Shoal.
We also are honored by the designation of Monday. March 17, ase'
Jewish Day at the Flower Show. That evening, we will show the latest
Palestine movie, "A Day in Dagania," and there will be special organ
music by the eminent organist of Temple Beth E!, Mr. Jason Tickton.
I hope sincerely all Detroit Jews will take advantage of the oppor-
tunity of seeing the "Palestine Garden" and especially of making Jewish
Day at the Flower Show a memorable event.
WILLIAM HORDES,
-1 1M,
Flower and Garden
President, Jewish National
Fund Council of Detroit.
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