The opinion of President Hoover with regard to the relief activities of the Ort in East European countries was quoted by Dr. Leon Bramson, member of the Ort Executive, at the opening session of the third annual Ort conference in Poland.
The Ort is doing work which is practically the duty of each government, Mr. Hoover stated to Dr. Bramson on an occasion when they met to discuss relief activities. Dr. Bramson expressed the hope that the Polish government will support the Ort in its promotion of trades and agriculture among the Jews.
A representative of the Polish government extended greetings to the conference, declaring that it was not so long ago that government circles did not trust the Ort activities, suspecting that they were conducted for political purposes. Now, this mistrust has entirely disappeared. The government recognizes the work of the Ort and the municipalities are contributing to the budgets of the Ort institutions.
I Yashunsky, reporting on the Ort work in Poland, stated that in 1922 the Ort started its activities in Poland on a very small scale. Now it conducts a great number of training schools. where 2,200 persons are given training in the trades.
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