The sum of $75,000 will be contributed by trade unions and fraternal labor organizations towards the New York quota of $500,000 of the American ORT Federation, it was announced at a luncheon conference of Labor Peoples ORT. The suggestion was made by David Dubinsky, president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union.
A picture of the plight of the Jews in Europe was given by Dr. David Lvovitch, vice-president of the World ORT Union. He emphasized that in spite of Nazi occupation of various countries the work of ORT had increased considerably. He said: “Even behind ghetto walls of Warsaw and Lodz, ORT succeeded in opening trade schools and workshops in which clothes and shoes are made for the poor and needy.” Other speakers included Maxa Nordau and Alexander Halpern, President of ORT in England, who recently arrived here.
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