The letter describes the buildings, lists the area of the fields on the property, the animals and the yield from the fields. The sale price quoted in the letter is 350,000 francs.

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Lists 38 participants, their working days, and their grants.

Lists 31 names and the grant they were paid are listed.

Discusses the placement of Jewish Czech children (aged 12-14) with families in the countryside in France, with a view to sending them later to Palestine. Mentions payment of 200 Francs per child.

Mentions the Chief Rabbi's interest in refugee retraining to acquire farming skills, as well as a piece of land given to the Chief Rabbi. The letter goes on to discuss arrangements for determining further plans for this land and its use for farming and farming training facilitated by ORT.

The meeting took place on 18-07-1939 in the home of Baron Robert Rothschild.  Concerns the establishment of an agricultural school in Lot-et-Garonne, France. Participants were: Baron Rothschild, Agronomists Bernhard & Brunswig of Alliance Israelite, Heilbronne of Central Refugee Committee, Agronomists Malkin and Klementinowski of ORT Union and Gamzou, General Secretary of ORT France. It was decided to establish an agricultural school in Lot et Garonne. Following some questions, Rothschild promises to support this venture and proposes that a special organisation should be created as support group.

Reports that refugees from Germany have approached ORT Paris asking for help with settling in ORT's agricultural colony in Villeneuve-sur-Lot (France). Addressee is thanked for the generous support provided that will now enable ORT Paris to help these refugees. ORT Paris will also discuss with Albert Sareau the possibility of these refugees obtaining residency permits in an expedited fashion. ORT France will also ask François de Tessan to talk to the Minister of Agriculture. The hope is that this first resettlement experience will lead to a major Jewish settlement in the south of France. Also mentions assistance amounts provided by ORT Paris.

Describes how ORT Paris is having to adapt to the new realities due to the start of military action in Europe. ORT Paris has changed admission age criteria (under 18 and wives of drafted personnel) and is planning to change course offerings (specific course proposals are included), with the latter requiring considerable investments. The report also discusses loss of funding sources - wealthy people are leaving for the countryside and the Jewish organisations that used to subsidise Paris ORT are now allocating their resources to refugee aid.

Discusses the establishment of the Lord and Lady Marley Foundation, ORT Union and OSE Union involvement in it, and the destination of Baron de Gunzburg's 100,000 franc donation - 50,000 francs to the Farming School near Villeneuve-sur-Lot (ORT Union) and 50,000 francs to the School for Refugee Children in Gueret (OSE Union).

Confirms that the Jewish Reconstruction Fund has agreed to issue Mr Grinberg a loan of 1000 francs to pay for a new cow. Attached to the letter [but not included] is an IOU to be repaid within one year in two installments with 3% interest.

Confirms that the Jewish Reconstruction Fund has agreed to issue Mr Beretz a loan of 1000 francs to pay for the current year's rent on the farm. Attached to the letter [but not included] is an IOU to be repaid within one year in two installments with 3% interest. The letter also expresses surprise at the fact that Mr Beretz did not use the previous 2500-franc loan for the purposes of indicated in the loan application, i.e. to buy a cow. The letter serves as a reminder that loans are need- and purposes-based and expresses the hope that the cow will be purchased in the near future.

Describes the material and educational help of ORT to Jewish refugees in Europe.

By Mr Kementinovski, Manager of the Agricultural Section of ORT Union, and Mr John Asch, Administrator of farm schools for the Refugee Committee. The report recommends La Roche as ORT's farm school.

The goal of the trip was to investigate issues facing ORT's institutions and to obtain a more favourable treatment from the authorities with a view to setting up professional training courses quickly in accordance with current laws and regulations. The report consists of three parts: I. General impressions of the situation in Vichy. Concludes that it is better to communicate with local authorities and prefects but recommends postponing raising fundamental issues for fear of making the existing situation worse. II. Report on meetings and responses. This includes: 1. advice on the solution for setting up ORT's courses quickly; 2. report of meeting at the Ministry of Labour; 3. report of meetings at the Ministry of Agriculture. III. General conclusions about further actions to be undertaken by ORT France.

Detailed (photocopy) report of the work accomplished by ORT. Covers professional education in various cities for youngsters and adults; help provided to interned people; agricultural work; and assistance to artisans by means of loans.

Report on a study tour of Rivesaltes, La Roche, Montpellier, Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand, Vichy, Chabannes, Perigueux, Limoges, Toulouse and Marseilles undertaken between 6 November and 1 December 1941.

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Description of the structure and procedures of the new organisation.

Describes the hardships suffered by French Jewry under German occupation and the difficulties for ORT in maintaining its programmes. The year 1943 is described as particularly difficult as students and interns were being arrested and deported, with others hiding to avoid deportation. The decision was made, however, to try to keep up ORT’s agricultural property in a functional state for as long as possible. Part I describes ORT schools and courses and statistics on students in different French cities (Paris, Perigeux, Limoges, Nice, Agde, Toulouse, Lyon, Marseille, Montpellier, Clermond Ferrand, Grenoble). Part II describes workshops at OSE Homes for Children in Chabannes par St. Pierre de Fursac, Couret par la Jonchere-Saint Maurice, Montinin, and Chateau de Chervix. Part III is a partial text, describing the steps ORT took to investigate the conditions in detention centres, as well as a description of courses at some of ORT’s sites (Saint-Martin-de-Vesubie). Part IV describes activities in shelters and other centres for foreign workers in Douadic, Mayse, Clairfont par Portat, and Begue-Cazaubon. Finally, a description of ORT's agricultural activities in La Roche, Aux Angiroux, Camoes de Pugole, Carrieres, Megeve, and Saint-Gervais-les-Bains.

Report on the activities of ORT in France during 1942, which became more difficult with the political situation and the decisions taken against Jews during 1942.

The report describes ORT France's activities over 5 months of its existence since the war, the state of affairs and whereabouts of ORT’s management and Aaron Zelikovich's suggestion to convene a meeting to restore ORT Union. 

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Includes 4 pages of photos, including a portrait of M. Frenkiel.

Includes 4 pages of photos.

Includes 4 pages of photos.

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