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ORT Archive documents relating to Belarus.

ORT’s early work in Belarus spanned 1880-1938. The ORT online archive holds 12 documents relating to ORT's gardening and agricultural activities and cooperatives, its industrial schools and apprenticeship schemes in areas that are now part of Belarus. Our photo galleries include more from ORT Belarus and a brief history of ORT's activities in the country is available here.

The Ashmyany [Oshmyany, Oszmiana, Oshmene, Poland (now Belarus)] school was delegated to ORT for further responsibility by EKOPO - the former subsidiser of the school.

Creator:ORT Belarus
Extent:10 pages
Date:1922
Language:Russian
Location:Ashmyany [Oshmyany, Oszmiana, Oshmene], Belarus

A report by agronomist Karon on the ORT aid to Jewish agricultural work in Grodno region, with statistical data.

Creator:ORT Warsaw?
Extent:5 pages
Date:1923
Language:Yiddish
Location:Hrodna [Grodno, Grodne, Hurodno], Belarus

Addendum to the report by agronomist Karon. A report on the number and amount of loans by locality.

Creator:ORT Warsaw?
Extent:1 page
Date:1923
Language:Yiddish
Location:Hrodna [Grodno, Grodne, Hurodno], Belarus

Concerns vocational apprenticeship in Nowogrodek, Poland [now Navahrudak, Belarus]. Presents history, current activity and needs of "Shokdei Melokhe" - one of the oldest vocational institutions subsidised by ORT (since 1888); discusses the need to increase support and the necessity of a students' workshop; gives recommendations.

Creator:ORT Warsaw
Extent:5 pages
Date:1923
Language:Yiddish
Location:Navahrudak, Belarus

Informs about the tasks and the work of the cooperative, founded by ORT in 1923.

Creator:ORT Warsaw?
Extent:3 pages
Date:1925
Language:Yiddish
Location:Hrodna [Grodno, Grodne, Hurodno], Belarus

Presents report of the work in 1925-1926 and plans for 1927, accompanied by a letter about seeds and a receipt for $90.

Creator:ORT Grodno
Extent:7 pages
Date:1926
Language:Yiddish
Location:Hrodna [Grodno, Grodne, Hurodno], Belarus

By I. Epstein. Presents a history of the cooperative, number of members, and statistics on dairy products output and loans. Part of a fuller report by Epstein (see Archive Ref. d06x001).

Creator:ORT Warsaw
Extent:3 pages
Date:1927
Language:Yiddish
Location:Dubinovo, Belarus

By I. Epstein. Reports on visit and auditing accounting in the Pinsk-Iwaniki (Polesie voivodeship), now Ivaniki, Belarus. Presents statistical data on production output and loans; on plans and needs. Part of a fuller report by Epstein (see Archive Ref. d06x001).

Creator:ORT Warsaw
Extent:4 pages
Date:1927
Language:Yiddish
Location:Ivaniki, Belarus

By I. Epstein. Reports on visit and auditing accounting of gardening cooperatives, with statistics and loan information. Part of a fuller report by Epstein (see Archive Ref. d06x001).

Creator:ORT Warsaw
Extent:2 pages
Date:1927
Language:Yiddish
Location:Hrodna [Grodno, Grodne, Hurodno], Belarus

Presents information on situation at [Stolevitch] cooperative, Poland [now Stalovichy, Belarus] in gardening and bee keeping area.

Creator:ORT Warsaw
Extent:3 pages
Date:1935
Language:Yiddish
Location:Stalovichy, Belarus

The first page of a report, discusses direct and indirect causes of failures.

Creator:ORT Warsaw?
Extent:1 page
Date:1935
Language:Yiddish
Location:Dubinovo, Belarus