The American ORT, which claims a membership of 75,000 in the United States, will hold its annual conference here this Sunday to consider overseas problems and discuss the adoption of an increased budget for 1958.
A statement issued today by Dr. William Haber, president of the organization, said that 400 trade schools and workshops of the ORT in 20 countries require additional aid in view of critical conditions for Jews in a number of countries. The establishment of emergency vocational training programs in Poland among the 10,000 Jewish repatriates from the Soviet Union is one aspect of a generally grim situation in many overseas communities, Dr. Haber declared.
“The external threat to Israel makes it more mandatory than ever that her inner strength be assured by a growing economy capable of absorbing the flood-tide of new immigrants, ” urged Dr. Haber, who is a professor of economics at the University of Michigan. “That challenge places new responsibilities on ORT for intensifying vocational training activities.”
Keynote speaker at the annual conference will be Gen. Yaacov Dori, head of the Israel Institute of Technology, and one of his country’s top specialists in technical education. American support for ORT overseas operations is derived from United Jewish Appeal funds, through an agreement with the JDC, and from membership in ORT groups throughout the U.S.
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