Recalled by. Late Senator Lehman- xi,/ std.,. SA& 4.4 7,4e , -I.>er • a. +V 40,4 ..kaay willy . 4 ; /41.1,,tess, 4 . 4"..A.ji., 4 01,01e• Ay{ 74,4, , 10 ,1-• • '" sV. 4/ • .44 - ' • The historic meeting which led to the founding of the American ORT Federation developed as a result of this note from European ORT leader Leonty Bramson to the late Sen. Herbert H. Lehman. ". • 01IT Marks 50 Years of Humanitarianism- : BY sEssEss..i., LEHMAN (This is_ the skit, aunty-Craw year of the American ORT Fed- eration. The bite ' Sen. Herbert H. Lehman was honorary presi- dent of the World -ORT Union in 1955; - when he wrote this account of American ORT's founding.) In spring 1922 an urgent appeal from Drs. LeO Bramson and Aron Syngalowski, leaders of the Eur- opean- ORT (Organization for Re- habilitation through Training) came to me al chairman of the Joint Distribution Committee's recon- struction committee, pleading for support of ORT's training programs in Eastern European lands. Othithudits. ■ _ffultrated eap the Imperative need to retrain Soon the miracle which started ittlist r4 . 7.,„ 0 : thousands ...of ' Jewish ' - tradesmen in Landsberg spread to other for farms and factories, ORT camps. By the end of 1946 nearly courses ,..becaine miracle of every Jewish center proudly boast. achievement. ed its ORT training program: - By Meanwhile, the steady stream of 1947, nearly 10,000 DPs were train- tool* and machinery sent to East- ing to be machinists, carpenters ern 'Europe from the United States and tailors. and 'other lands became an im- ORT training has become a prov- portant factor in bridging the gap en path to a secure and indepent1-. from idleness to self-support. ent life. Moreover, the knowledge It was my privilege to cooperate and special skills provided by ORT ► ;,--lan19th) cloieW with ORT on- both sides of for hundreds of thousands are to- the Atlantic; and as I gained more day strengthening the ecopomic intimate knowledge of -its expand Mg training provams, I became life of Israel, the United States, -15600 W. 10 -Milo - at Greenfield deeply. impressed, not only- with and other lands which gave them 557-3313 the,soundnesa of the ORT idea but haven. Iiiffiiicat ltd. • , Bodega is... New York Sirloin Steak and casual clothes The Mosaic Code The Hebrew commonwealth was based upon the individual—a com- monwealth whose ideal it .was that every man should sit under his owp vine and fig-tree, with none to vex him or make him afraid; a commonwealth in which none shobld be condemned to ceaseless toil; in which for even the bond-slave there should be hopei in which for even- the beast of burden there should be rest. It is not the protection of property, but the protection -of humanity, that is the aim of the Mosaic code. Its Sabbath day and Sabbath year secure, even to the lowliest, rest and leisure. With the blasts of the jubilee trumpets - the slave .geeii free, and a_re-division of the land secures again to .the poorest hii fair share in the bounty of the common Creator.'The reaper. must leave something for the gleaner;- even. the ox cannot be muzzled as he treadeth out the corn. -'Every- where, in everything, the dominant idea is that of our homely phrase, "Live and let live.',. —Henry George on "Moses." South African Lobster Tails and no reservations • Filet Mignon and your favorite cocktail Roast Prime Rib of Beef The late Senator Herbert N. Lehntil - (1100; hamor_arY president of the World ORT Union accents a stienOra' am kin -IBBI birthday in 1958.. The menora, made by stadenis of the ORT Muni in Straabourg, France, is presented by Dr. William Haber, president of the American ORT )Federation. The beginpings of ORT in Amer- ica—the American ORT Federation is celebrating its 50th anniversary year—date from a meeting between Lehman and European ORT leaders Dr. Leo Bramson and Dr. Aron Syngalowski. At the. time of this history- also- With the high quality of its making petition JDC, which had service. I have -•seldom_ Seen men OWN YOUR OWN been organized by the American so deVoted, so single in their pur- UNITED GENERAL Jewish community to bring succor pose, as were the leaders-of °RT.:- to tens of thousands of tragic ,Jews • Among my cherished memories trapped helplessly in the path of is a visit made to the United States Only $15,000 cash-- plut Minimum two contending armies, had been in' 1926 by Dr. Bramson and Dr. in existence only seven years. Syngalowski, seeking additional working capital puts you in a fully The emergency needs of war funds for ORT support. The ORT equipped, highly profitable mini-theatre. had been met, at least in part, but executive - officers appeared at a We find your site, guarantee your lease, supervise installation, arrange finan- the peace had disclosed widespread meeting-`4 if JDC's .reConstruetibii suffering, with 175,000 Jews of committee and -told their story. A cing, train you, and supply your films. Eastern Europe homeless, desti- few days later a check for $100,- Glen Ford, Agnes Moorehead and Debbie Reynolds are on our Motion tute and dependent. Food, clothing, 000—borrowed funds—was sent to medicines and the rebuilding of reinforce ORT S_ industrial and Picture Advisory Board and company stockholders. shattered communities were vital agricultural programs. You get a complete "turn-key," fully for their survival. But just as • Again in 1945; as director-general automated, 2 person operation that necessary was the need for eco- of UNRRA, I witnes s ed" still fits into an existing store in a neighbor- nomic help—retraining for produc- another stirring demonstration of hood shopping center. tive living. the devoted efforts of ORT's per- Or you can make a minimum invest- During the succeeding years it sonnel. • ment of as little as $4,000 and become was heartening to see the grow- It was only a few months after' a part owner of one of our own theatres. ing impact of ORT on Jewish war's end. The inhuman comm. Locations still available in Wayne, Ma- life. War-wrecked training tration- camps of the Hitler era camb, Washfenaw and Livingston schools were rebuilt and re- had bade only recently been- super- Counties. equipped. New installations were For more information; phone or write ceded by the more humane but established in Poland, Latvia today. still_ uncomfortable, ri P-caniPS.. and Estonia, in communities The weak . and half-starved vie-- UNITED GENERAL THEATRES where Jewish artisans had never Urns of the Hitler- eras were only RtiglotialDkactors. known the benefits of adequate 29551 Grooaeold hegbidog to -revive. ' tiouthilold training or proper tools. 559-0003 or Out of the rubble and confusion . 542-1221 . In Russia, too, where the after- of:Aut:early Ore tante math of revolution underscored an Incredible ,pOstwar request: the Jewish MINI-THEATRE ■ HAVINOAANEDDII4G or BAR MITZVA! Agelft TO1******111 GSTS AT: TIE *AMU " 11E101101f 111111511 - 111EW .24—Frily,:.74.0•174114. 1972 DPs m:-Landsberg, the very, place wiserellitler bad "Mein Mot". were _reqwestilw, tools: antioutaiinar;:woodiiitt-doth. tO inatitutel-At oneatimalr-ITaining-pro- , *Iiinigat a bey *AL 04:Virr.~ 10* "tailiebeis.41.10w . ;;Fulats - Isaiettal; POSktiirtribling. ~MO aE DP-exumence wow purreffsAn. and super service Kabob of Tenderloin and all the salad you care to eat Steak Bodega and a carafe of fine wine Make Bodega a part of your evening.