American ORT Federation

Title: American ORT Federation

Inclusive Dates: 1922-1960

ID: RG 380

Extent Information

34'10"; 83 5"ltr; 1 2.5"ltr

Arrangement

Organization: folders arranged numerically

Arrangement: The collection is arranged in 3 series: I) General Files (folders 1-15); II) Country Files (16-123); III) Publicity Files (124-162)

Creators

American ORT Federation

Administrative/Biographical History

Established in 1922 by Leon Bramson and Aron Syngalowski as the national organization of the ORT in the U.S. ORT, which was established in Russia in 1880, is an international Jewish organization for vocational training. In the U.S., ORT stands for Organization for Rehabilitation through Training. The American Ort Federation established a number of vocational schools in the U.S., of which a notable example is the Bramson School in New York. The Federation conducts fundraising activities in support of ORT work worldwide. The American ORT Federation's headquarters are located in New York City.

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Documents - Records

Finding Aid Information

Inventories: English(2), 42 & 35 pp., typed; English inventory to photos, 18 pp., typed

Administrative Information

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Description: The records consist of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial and statistical records, printed materials relating to the activity of the AOF and to ORT work worldwide, 1922-1960. General files, consisting of minutes of AOF Board of Directors, Executive Committee and other committees, 1937-1951. Minutes and other materials of AOF conventions, 1949-1960. Minutes and other records on budget negotiations between AOF and the AJDC, 1936-1960. Correspondence of the American and international ORT leaders including Leon Bramson, Aron Syngalowski, Israel Efroykin, Florence R. Dolowitz, William Haber, Paul Bernick. Reports, including some by Syngalovski on situation in Poland, 1938. Reports of others on ORT in the Soviet-occupied territories of Poland and Lithuania, 1940. Speeches by William Haber, AOF president, 1950-1977. Country files: correspondence, reports, press releases on ORT work in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, China, Cuba, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Iraq, Israel, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Rumania, U.S.S.R., South Africa, South America, Switzerland. Extensive files on ORT in Poland, Israel and on the Displaced Persons camps in Europe, 1945-1950. Additionally, there are statistics and reports on various countries compiled by the Statistical Analysis Section, 1947-1949. Publicity files including press releases, press clippings, brochures, 1939-1950s. Editorial materials for the ORT Yearbook, 1963-1972. ORT published reports. Photographs of ORT vocational programs in Europe (Austria, Belgium, England, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Rumania) United States, Canada, Middle East (Iran, Israel, Morocco, Tunisia) and Latin America (Cuba, Argentina, Uruguay).