Several resolutions were passed at the 80th anniversary congress of ORT yesterday which would offer ORT’s facilities to non-Jews from some of the under developed countries.
The decisions are to make ORT’s technicians and specialists available for technical assistance projects sponsored by the United Nations or by individual countries. Facilities would be provided at the ORT technical school in Israel for the training of 40 Africans. ORT’s technical training center for teenagers in Switzerland would be expanded to provide courses for students at the Junior college level. Some of the students would be non-Jews.
The expansion of the facilities for the Israeli school in Nahaania will be accomplished with the cooperation of the Israeli government. The African students who will study there, will be offered courses in electro-mechanics, metal machining, carpentry and agricultural mechanics.
At the congress banquet, David Morse, director general of the International Labor Organization, said that what “ORT fosters is now accepted as one of the essential methods through which newly emerging countries can help find the basis for true independence, sovereignty and self respect.”
Mr. Morse stressed the “community of aims” between the ILO and ORT. He said that 80 years ago ORT “lit the torch of training and technical assistance to our fellowmen, to help them find a new and better life.” Praising ORT’s program, Mr. Morse said that man can overcome the “dramatic deadlock” of peace or war through technical education and general enlightenment.”
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