The Joint Distribution Committee will provide $1,500,000 during 1957 for the ORT under an agreement announced today by the two organizations. The cost of vocational training programs conducted by ORT in Europe, Israel, North Africa and other countries is expected to exceed $4,500,000 during the current year. Under the terms of the new pact, ORT will provide the difference, from other sources, between the amount granted by JDC and the total sum required.
ORT expects to provide vocational and educational services to 23,000 persons in more than 400 ORT trade schools and workshops in 19 countries during 1957. ORT officials declared that it will be necessary to give “priority consideration” to vocational programs in North Africa in view of the unsettled economic conditions for Jews in that area.
Signing the pact for the two agencies were Dr. William Haber and Max Braude, representing ORT, and Moses A. Leavitt, executive vice-chairman of the JDC. Dr. Haber is president of the American ORT Federation and Mr. Braude is director of the World ORT union. The pact between the two agencies stipulates that ORT will not conduct independent fund-raising campaigns in the U.S., but will be permitted to continue its membership activity.
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