Stories from the ORT Archive
Photographers
We have photographs from creators all over the world, going back to the 1920s.
Studios
Alongside photographers, ORT also has many photographs taken by various studios.
Anieres
The first ORT teacher training institute was opened in Anieres, Switzerland in 1949.
From Berlin to Leeds
ORT’s Berlin school was transferred to Leeds just days before the outbreak of WWII.
Life in the Bonyhad Farm School
An agricultural school in Hungary trained Jewish farmers for a new life in Israel in 1948-1949.
ORT Institute for Deaf Students in Casablanca
An inspiring programme preparing deaf students for independent life in 1950s-1970s Casablanca, Morocco.
L'chaim from Bessarabia
The unknown story of Jewish vineyards and wine making in 1920s-1930s Bessarabia, Romania.
Farming in Lithuania
Farming and home economics programmes were organised for German Jewish refugees in 1930s' Lithuania.
The ORT La Roche Training Farm
Agricultural training for Jewish refugees in France during the war and beyond.
Maritime Marseilles
Maritime training at ORT France’s Marseilles school.
High Flyers in Rome
Jewish aviation in Rome after WWII – preparing for careers as pilots in the new State of Israel.
ORT in the Warsaw Ghetto
The moving story of ORT’s continued work against the odds in the Warsaw Ghetto.
The story of the Joseph Hertz
A unique programme for young survivors in maritime skills aboard a dedicated ship on the Thames.