16 Friday, January 21, 1983 THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS Boris Smolar's `Between You . . . and Me' Jordan Kahn Ltd. Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, JTA (Copyright 1978, JTA, Inc.) FINE QUALITY MEN'S WEAR SELLING OUT FALL & WINTER MERCHANDISE LOCATED AT I ORCHARD MALL Orchard Lake Rd. North of Maple W. Bloomfield NEW LOW PRICES SPORT COATS SLACKS SUITS RAINCOATS AND SHIRTS! STORE HOURS: Mon., Tues., Wed. 10 AM-6 PM Thurs. 'til 9 PM Fri. 'til 5:30 SAVINGS OF io 50%OFF MANY ITEMS USE CASH, CHECK VISA OR MASTERCARD PURE WORSTED WOOL ALL WOOL SUITS p2E75 LAR Now 1 5988 SPORT COATS pleglar NOW $ 1 29 88 CORDUROY ALL VELOURS SLACKS s i laust.50 NOW 50°/0 OFF ZAP NOW 50h OFF MIGHTY MAC • ZERO KING • BILL BLASS OUTERWEAR NOW 50% OFF FLANNEL SHIRTS NOW 50% OFF NOMINAL CHARGE FOR ALTERATIONS NO REFUNDS NO EXCHANGES • THE ORT CONFERENCE:ORT is one of the very few Jewish organizations in the world that is now over 100 years in existence. Others that old are Bnai Brith, HIAS, the Alliance Israelite in France and the Board of Deputies of British Jews. The American ORT Federation, which is holding its annual three-day national conference in New York this weekend, is the American part of ORT which was estab- lished in Czarist Russia in 1880. Today, ORT operates in 24 countries on five conti- nents. Its network comprises some 800 vocational and technical schools and training centers with an annual stu- dent enrollment of about 110,000. Of this number, 74,000 study in Israel. Its program includes a variety of courses — from dressmaking to hairdressing to computer technology; from carpentry and welding to radar and electronics; from classes for cooking to industrial schools, and a school of engineering in Jerusalem. In each country the program is adjusted to the needs of the Jewish population there. ORT IN ISRAEL: In Israel, ORT conducts about 100 schools and related programs in 47 cities, regions and ag- ricultural centers. ORT is the acknowledged leader in Israel in the field of vocational training and is highly regarded by the govern- ment and the entire Jewish population. In the wars which Israel faced, ORT graduates played an important role in the armed forces and in maintaining Israel's industrial enterprises intact by replacing experts who were mobilized for the battlefront. With the increasing sophistication of technology, ORT provides a large portion of Israeli students in the 14-18- year-old bracket with modern technological knowledge. All the eleventh grade students at the ORT comprehensive vocational/technical schools receive a general education which includes training on computers that touches every area of their schooling. ORT teachers believe that computer literacy is going to be as important for the generation now in school as the basic three R's have been in the past. ORT AND THE U.S.: Attesting to the quality of ORT training is the fact that the U.S. government and gov- ernmental bodies of other countries are using ORT for their technical assistance programs in underdeveloped coun- tries. The American government has been concluding con- tracts for years to this effect with the ORT office in New York. ORT is now implementing 30 development projects in 17 developing countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific. They include technical skills training, rehabili- tation and maintenance of transportation systems, and de- velopment of mining, industry, agricultural and rural in- frastructure, and urban infrastructure. Funds are provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the host countries themselves and govern- ment aid agencies of Canada, the United Kingdom, Swit- zerland, West Germany, Denmark and Sweden. All of them have long recognized ORT as the most experienced prac- titioner in the sphere of emerging nations. THE AMERICAN ORT: The American ORT Federa- tion is one of the pillars of the World ORT Organization. It receives about $4.5 million from the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in support of its worldwide activities. The Women's American ORT, a very dedicated grdup with more than 140,000 members throughout the country, similarly contributes about $4.5 million toward the ORT programs. Other national groups affiliated with the AOF are the American Labor ORT, which is active in raising funds for ORT in the unions; the National ORT League, and the Business and Professional ORT. The first and only technical college in the U.S. under Jewish auspices is the Bramson ORT Institute in New York. It maintains programs in electronic technology, ophthalmic technology, computer programming, manage- ment and sales and secretarial studies. The Bramson Institute last year introduced a program, "Computer for Kids," which served over 100 students from grades seven-12 in the 1982 school year. It now conducts a summer computer program for teachers in Jewish day schools and yeshivas. This year the American ORT also entered into the American Jewish day school system by agreeing to co- sponsor a pioneer program in the Jewish High School of South Florida, integrating modern technology into the teaching and learning aspects of the school, with a concen- tration on the curriculum areas of science and technology. The ORT "computer literacy" program proved highly suc- cessful and student registration for the current year has doubled.