Stories from the ORT Archive
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.