With respect to Israel, where 7, 000 persons attend ORT trade schools in 22 localities throughout the land, the report warns that a crisis in education similar to that which occurred in the U.S. during the post-war years may well be in the offing.
Cost of all ORT activities in 1957 was $4, 780, 907. For 1958, expenditures are expected to rise to over $5, 000, 000. The report calls attention to what it regards as a unique feature of ORT financing, the fact that more than half of ORT income is from sources outside the U.S. In France, Israel, Italy and other countries, portions of local ORT school budgets are met by the governments concerned.
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