Excerpts of Comments by enator Hubert H. Humphrey for ORT Address Monday E ening, eptember 21, 1959

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I want talk tonight with a few remarks about one aspect of Premier Khrushchev 's visit to t e United States. This is his speech to the United Nations, and specifically his comments about the problem of disarmament. All of you, no doubt, read bout this speech in which-- Mr. Khrushchev proposed total and bsolute disarmament in four years .

Mr. Khrushchev also proposed "the setting up of an inter-

control body comprising all states, with the participation of all states." nd the Soviet Premier indicated that since such a s omprehensive program could not be initiated overnight .----.- he thought that such small and specif ic steps as the cessation of nuclear weapons tests should take place.

) . oR -2- ( I am aware that the Soviet Premier intended to reap full

propaganda benefits f rom advocating such a sweeping solution 00::::: ::::::::=::r to the problem of the arms race~ut to say that the proposal

has propaganda value for the Soviet Union is not the same as

saying it has no substance ~! agree with President Eisenhower

perhaps t he one area in

which the Soviet Premier and the United tates see eye to eye.

~ Mr. Khrushchev does not want another world war. In fact, I ( believe he does not -want, at least at t his time, any war in which Soviet troops are directly engaged. He believes, as he

has said many times during his trip to this country, that

history will prove l

Believing as he does that the course of history is on his side,

he wants to prevent a war from interfering with what he thinks

is the natural course of history .

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~ What should be the United States response to the Khrushchev w-J_Q , p~ ~ s_~ould not dismiss them as only propaganda. I am pleased- indeed that ecretary Herter has alread stated that the proposals r~ will be studied carefully. They state a goal

toward which man must strive. There is nothing wrong in stating

an ideal. We have stated many of our own goals in the words of I' our great leaders of the past: Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln,

Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, and many others.

}2:) But to . ~ate a goa1 a1so ought to imply ~om~ concept of how

to reach it. It is necessary and essential for us, therefore,

to know how we think the world should proceed toward the goal

of total disarmament . We must have prepared or in preparation

the necessary studies regarding the control measures that would

be adequate for the various stages of arms control. There is

not much glamour in the painstaking work required in pursuing

the control aspects of disarmament. Neither is there much -4- propaganda value in such an endeavor. But if we expect to achie e anything in the disarmament field, study and preparation is absolutely a fundamental prerequisite. l W-t J

The test of the "good faith" of t he Soviet Premier's dis- armament proposals to t he United Nations should be how far he is willing to roceed at once toward further prohibition of nuclear tests -- with adequate inspection to back up enforcement

ll tr of such a ban. Good words must be matched with good deeds to have any real meaning.

~ The first practical step that can be ~aken toward the goal

of nuclear tests, and provision of an eff ective inspection system to see that the ban is maintained.

When President Eisenhower meets privately with Premier

Khrushchev at Camp David next week end, I hope he will put the

difference that now stands in t he wa of the development and acceptance of an adequate inspection system. -5-

In summary then, I say that the Soviet proposal, although full of propaganda and full of idealisms, should not be dismissed by our Government. Instead, we should respond with our own plans as to how the world, specifically the great powers, might proceed to ha e controlled disarmament based on stages that can be taken safely and judiciousl...... y considering the national security of all countries. Only in this way can we determine how much of the 3oviet proposal is serious and to what extent the Soviet Union is prepared to accept the controls that must accompany each and every disanmament measure.

No thinking indi idual fails to realize the staggering

waste involved in t he East-West ~ armament race.

Even aside f rom the deadly danger of global war , thi~race,~ if it continues indefinitely, is going to continue to take a terrible toll of the world's human and physical resources whicQ might otherwise be used for constructive purposes. -6- t.J l ( Let me quote what Mr. Khrushche said on this issue in his

address before the United Nations' General Assembly on

September 18tj:1.

"Never in history have so many states, so many peoples,

been drawn into military preparations as at present. If we

consider in addition to the military the number of people

directly or indirectly connected with the production of arms

and invol ed in '•rious branches of military research,~e

will find that more than 100,000,000 have been taken awa

from their peaceful labors. And these, in fact, are the

most vigorous and able-bodied people, men of science and

technology . A priceless f und of human energy, knowledge,

ingenuity and skills is thrown, as into a bottomless pit,

and squandered on growing armaments.

"The annual military expendttures of all states today

~ 1ft total approximately $100,000,000,000. Is it not time to call

a halt to t his senseless waste of the people's means and

forces a nd energy for t he preparation of war and destruction?" I

( Arms Money for Health r,

Now, let us see how social waste can be translated into social

profit . ...--=-

Friday of t his week, the chairman of t he Council of the

Ministers of the Soviet Union will go to Bethesda, Maryland, to d.----

visit the National Institutes of Health.

is a visit which I, for one, was among the first to urge .

Howe ver, it is a visit which I trust, will not simply tie for

and movie taking, but rather a great opportunity to announce

action.

the Premier to announce that he

portion- of the Soviet armament

budget for health purposes instead of f or the manufacture. of

international ballistic missiles and the like.

He could, for example, if he were so inclined, declare that -8- .. \ ( he is prepared to accept a step by step system of disarmament, 1------~ , and that simultaneously with the fi~st step, say 10 percent of - ~ the Soviet arms budget, would be immediately dedicated to health'--·

the United States to do likewise. It is

a challenge which we, I am sure, would be thrilled to accept.

~The time f or t he Soviet Premier to begin is now - not with mere words which seem -ends in themsel es but with words based on early deeds, not with platitudes but with specifics.

ORT Symbolizes Constructive Use of Science

But now I want to turn to what science and technology could

do i f they were free to liberate men f rom their burdens, instead

of adding to t hose burdens . This brings me directly to the theme of your great organization - ORT. - I In· a great many respects, ou symbolize what inspired indi

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being. ( r ( ORT Fulfills Judao-Christian Creed I 'I

~ is the logical expression of an ancient creed. It is a

creed which dates f rom Sinai, a creed which recognizes that man

not a brute animal, not a mac hine.

~ Man is a t hing of spirit who aspires, however humble his

origin or position or circumstance, f or the good, t he beautiful, :;;;;o...-- the worthwhile. There is -no--- man- so crippled, so disabled, so ill, so lacking in f aculties that he cannot be enabled to demonstrate

t ORT demonstrates that every human being has something to

contribute to t his world, whether he or she be refugee or in

any other circumstance.

Likewise, your organization is the living demonstration that

when you in est in a human being you invest in a way which will - . \ repay itsslf many f old. ~l Ut -10-

~ The individuals whom you have helped to redeem from their

infirmities have become assets to society, assets to themselves,

You operate the greatest vocational training organization in the world.~Jour activities are an in~piration to e ery single organization which has taken upon itself this same mission. I 't I New Senate Booklet On Rehabilitation

I wa nt to tell you that I have come to gain further understanding of what your organization achieves because of t he specific work in which I am currently engaged as chairman of the Senate's Inter- national Health Study. I\

You will be interested to learn that early in October, there will be published a booklet by our Subcommittee which will be entitled "Rehabilitation of the Disabled in 37 Countries of t he

World." -11- r• ) For the first time} this booklet will present the stirring

story of what has been accomplished t hroughout t he world in

retraining the blind, t he deaf } t he amputees, the retarded

me ntally and ppysically} t he congenital deformed and others

who have been handicapped. Naturally, your own organization

is cited with admiration in t his account .

Your f ar-flung activities in many nations are

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So} too} overall rehabilitation work in Israel as such is

mentioned as a worthy example f or other nations.

Enormous Unfulfilled Needs

But while t his booklet reflects world-wide progress} it

\ demonstrates enormous unf ulf illed needs. It demonstrates that

we have only begun to redeem that vast segment of the world's

population which remains seriously handicapped.

Even here in the United States} it is estimated that 141 out

of every thousand of our citizens suff ers an impairment. It is -12-

( further estimated that 2,000,000 of our disabled have not

been rehabilitated.

We are rehabilitating the handicapped at the rate of around

75,000 cases per year. This is a small number , considering the

f act that a quarter of a million Americans become handicapped

every year through traffic, on-the-job, home and other accidents. '

These further facts will be stressed in an overall report

which our Subcommittee will present in January, 1960. At that

time, we will indicate that international research in rehabili-

tation techniques must proceed full speed ahead if maQkind is

to restore the birthright of the disabled. ORT can and will

play a vital role in this D~spect . ( ·-·

Senator Humphrey's Schedule September 18-21

Friday, Septe1:1ber 18

1:00 p.m. Lv Washington Northwest Flt. #75 - DC-7C - lunch 3:26 p.m. Ar Minneapolis

Fred Gates will pick you up at airport. Suite reserved at St. Paul Hotel

Testimonial dinner to HHH - St. Paul Hotel 6:30 p.m. Reception 7:30p.m. Dinner (Senator Humphrey only speaker) Overnight in St. Paul

Saturday, Sept ember 19

11 Terraceville - 1959" - near Dawson 9:00 a.m. Lv for Montevideo via private plane 11:00 a.m. Lunch 12:00 noon Arrive platform 12:45 p.m. 30-minute speech to be broadcast on radio

Apple Festival - LaCrescent

Private plane Montevideo to LaCrescent Reservations at Ranch Hotel CST 5:00 p.m. Apple Festival Banquet - Crucifixion Auditorium

retum to Minneapolis for overnight Stmdny, September 20

10:00 a . m. Lv Jl.d.nneapolis Nort _ \'l t5i.. Flt. If~· 3 - oc6-B 11 :00 a .m. Ar Fa r go

Pres s Conference on arrival

Reservations: Comstock Hotel

12-1 :00 p.m. Reception l1.mcheon-bru: ch for pa. y \.:Ork- r a d le der s KC lia_l, P.:..rgo

1:30 p.,m. Proe;r2.m at i-:-. .· r c;roun0.s

11 5:00 p .. n . TV s'n vi - "Yout ..1 v12 •.u , Y-.::10W t ·- 1 KXJB-·'1 • "'n JlO!lEJ :i. 1 v - '1'

6 :00- 7:30 pm Dinner ;ri t po ::_ ··j . ~.; d . eu · ·

over.n · c;l t i r l"(< lll.ond.a., z Sf!:Dt enwe r 2

8 :20 a .m. Lv Fargo l\!orthHes·t lt. #536 9:00 a .m. Ar t-linneapolis (not sure about t lis - reservat ·on mad n st . F ul )

11:00 a .m. Lv Hinneapoli"' C p ' tal .t . r.!.: 4 - l··st p Chic go 5:15 p.m. Ar l~ns hinGto ViBcount

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Senator Humphrey's Schedule Washington, D.C. September 21

Women • s American ORT 15th Biennial Convention Mayflower Hotel, \>lashington, D. C.

6:00 p.m. Reception - State Room (limited invitations) 6:30 p.m. Ceremonial for Opening of Exhibit of products from ORT overseas training centers. - Pan American Room

7:00 p.m. Opening Dinner - Grand Ballroom (Ambassadors and Embassy representatives from 20 countries in which ORT operates, to be honored guests) Senator Humphrey - Main Speaker Mr. Max M. Braude, Director General of World ORT Union - Address er honored guests - t he Directors of ORT Programs in France, Israel and Morocco

Mrs. Joseph c. President Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg,~ ationalNational Convention Chairman Publicity: Paul Green (ME 8-6555) {will be at Mayflower) Women's ORGANIZATION FOR REHABILITATION THROUGH TRAINING Natiorud Office

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Mas. JosEPH C. GAYL Natiorud President

BARONESS PIERRE DE GUNZBOURG Honorary President

May 14, 1959

Mr . Wm. C. Connell Office of the Hon. Hubert H. Humphrey 'lbe u. s. Senate Washir:gton, D. C.

Dear Mr. Connell:

At the request of Ivlr. Joel Fisher, I am sending you herewith a copy of the invitation to the Ibnorable Adlai Stevenson, to address the guests at the opening dinner of the 15th Biennial National Convention of Women's American ORT.

~'ie are roost appreciative of your efforts in our behalf. cordially/ yours~ ~.mit: ~ National Publicity Director L AES:s t.-TOMEN•S AMERTCAN OR!' Enc.

A PROGRAM DEVOTED TO THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING & ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION OF JEWS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

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()1 behalt ot the 1,000 de:Wgatea of w..n• 1 .-.rtcan ORr (Organizatiaa tor ltlbabll.11tat1oa tbrough TnlDing) vho on Septellber 2llt ld.U epea 1he11' Fifteenth B:laD1al latiaaal Canvaticm 1n 1be Ml;ytlowr Bot.alin abington, D. c., w cordial.q 1m1ta 70U to be the '-7 Speakar at the cU.aa.r to taD place at 7 P. M. tbat ew~.

ORI' a• tbe "Pcd.nt FcNr" ot Jevi1h life s;yaboll- a cnat h11wd.tart.l cndo tranalatecl and adapted to the practioal •edl ot a world. palaat- 1Dg to the thrut1 and tbl dn1nda ot a DIV era - an era 10 rioh 1d. tb ttl poteatial. ot better thiJIB• for better 11v1Dg.

ORr•• p.Dal optrat.loM - mrs than 60o ianallati- 1D 20 cOIUIIt.ri.e11 tor the benefit of cl18plaoacl pano., aaoapaea trca behiad tba Il'oll 0Ur\dh1 a• wll aa UDdc-prirllepd paraoaa 1D Ulldardlwlopld are• - diU. direot.J¥ a th tM IOClo-eOMOid o !Mut't1olano1a• of paaplAta u nlatecl to the aoolo-acona.io ilrpro~t and daYalos-nt of their cCW!!lJD1t1aa.

A Faat Sbeat about o•, lte 8Ddeavor11 am the objeotiwa ot th1.l Fittaentb Blennial Conwatton 11 enolaMd tar 7a11r perual. ORr 11 • DGD-pol1t!Dal arganilat1an. Ita 1Dstallatiaas are Nu-tld 1D part b,r the WOrld 01lT DUan aDd ita att1liate8J 1n part b7 thl rupeotiw gcmtra.nts of the coantries 1n 'Whioh the 1ohool.8 are locatadJ aJil 1n part b7 the Jcd.nt Diatri\JQtion o.ad.ttee., a ar agenq ot tllt lmited Javteh Appeal. W..n'• .-r1can Oil! oeatr1butea to tbe prograa thNQib ita •mbenh1p &.a. The CoDYention !JI not. a ttmd rata~ atta1r. w..n•a Amrican OR!' with a •Jibership ot •re than SO,ooo 18 tbe larpst organization in the global ORr t~. Tbl Oonftnt.i011 delegates, each ane a laadlr in ber ccwan1fl71 will repnsent 3$4 ohaptera leoatecl 1n virtua~ 8'ftl'J' illportant area 1n the coat17. baa delegate• w1U be an aboft &Yeraga group ot intelligent, wll 1Dtomed -n. .AJd1 be­ oaUM 7ao. haft 1dant1t1ed 70Qrlelt with rorvard looldDg daMoratio aa­ tivit.7 both at h.- am a oroad1 you uy be SUl'8 they will be a vam, recap~ iva audieDOa for arq subject ot ,our choioa.

Honomcl guaatl at the ~·Ding dinner will include top echelon repruenta­ tift8 trom the Elllbaanes of the twnt7 countriaa in which ORr adlool8 operata. They will be there in recognition ot the encourage.- aDd .:z-

aJd wppart 1D g.raut. their reepeotiYe gcmu1a•Dt8 haw g1wn to the ORr pl'Oifta of taotmioal edllcatioD am Yooatlaaal. tn1D1Dc.

Alao tbe baDond guests are ant1ctpatecl Mftnl. ~otan of the ORr Cllftraeaa operatiaas• aa U u D a:lel MQ8r• at.1D.guilba4 fNDDh polltiaallellder aDd atatea.n, vbo 1a the Obainan ot tbl IDouUft ec-ittee or the orltl ORr ~.

I t is our fee~ tbat 7W1" part.1o1pation ae Ke7 Spealalr voul4 gift added aignit1oanae to tbt lat1.. 1 aa •ll ae the Dltematiaaa1 aapeeta or thia therlng, c d 1IOilld be an liiBaU.ble souroe or priM for tbl Caarent.ion delega1oea as .U a the toJW •rrloe bcllored gueta.

Ia tbe ewnt of ~ aooeptanoe, our ~t ••e prcwia1on tor a h..- n• of tl,OOO plua 70V ape~.

are r tor yoar tnorable canaider t.ton of our 1Drltatl.arl, aDd tberet await 7oeJr reply dth interest.

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JOG••• RICAI OR'l I ••• cc Joel fisher Wll. CODDell \

I May 15, 1959

Memo to the Senator

From: Bill

I don't think that we ought to be asked to endorse an invitation for a paid speaking engagement like this, do you? Joel Fisher wants us to do it. $1000 fee. Women's ORGANIZATION FOR REHABILITATION THROUG~ TRAINING N atiorud 0 lfice 222 FouRTH AVENUE OREGON 4-5750 imerican CRT NEW YORK 3, N.Y. Cable: WOIIIENOBT

MRs. JosEPH C. GAYL N atiorud President

BARONESS PIERRE DE GUNZBOURG Honorary President June 10, 19.59

The Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey The U. s. Senate ·Jash:in ton, !). C.

Dear Senator Humphrey:

We are delighted to 1 arn from our · ;ash:ington Council, h r·. Joel Fischer, that you have accepted our invitation t o be the K~ Speaker at the open­ ing dinner o f the 15th Biennial Nat ional Convention of ~iomen ' s Amer ican om the e vening of Septenroer 21st in the 1·1ayflower Hotel, Washington, D. c.

Our representative 1r. Paul Green o.d.ll be i n touch ~lith you to make him­ self available f or any services or material you may need rela ti.ve to our or anization and your participation in the Convention. . e know you will find him most helpful and cooperat ive .

t this :;>oint I•Te -rould like t o mention the .fact that the dinner v-Till be v preceded ~ an i nvitati on cocktail party offic~al~y opening exhibit~ -1 of :Qroducts alL ' RT schools. From the response on the part I of our overseas ins tallations thus f r , this promises t o be the most CO!IlJlete and r epresentative collection of ORT creativity ever assembeled in this country. Alllong the g uests ivill also be the Jl;nbassac ors ani top echelon embassy representatives v-rho will attend the opening dinner. He do hope it >v ill be poss ible f or you to attend this private shmdng, be­ cause i-Te f eel sure you 1-r.i.ll be impressed vTi th the high professional caliber of our ORT student v-mrkmanship.

B3cause the membership of Women's PJner ican ORT knol-t you to be a friend of long standing you may be sure that a ivanm welcome a>-laits you.

We are deeply honored and most appreciative of your personal participa­ tion in our Convention. vle lmow tm t your Key Address will be a most significant contribution to its success.

vlOMEN' S AH3RICAN ORT

P. s. As agreed, the honorarium is to be ~1,000 plus expenses.

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Miss Violet L. Williams Personal Secretary to Senator Hubert Humphrey United States Senate washington, n.c. Dear Miss Williams:

This is to acknowledge with thanks receipt of

the glossy photo and biographical sketch of Senator Humphrey.

Sincerely yours, I

( Mrs. Sophie Smith National ~blicity ]tlrector

WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT

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MRS. JOSEPH C. GAYL, National President ------

Honorary President Vice- Presidents Treasurer Corresponding Secretary BARONESS MRS. ALEXANDER KONOFF MRS PIERRE DE GUNZBOURG MRS. HARRY BECKER MRS. AR NOLD LOTH . A. DUEY STAHL Financial Secretary Parliamentarian MRS. LOUIS GRODSKY MRS. IRVING ROTH MRS. HYMAN HILF MRS. DAVID SAXE Chairman, Executin Committee MRS. MAX LAEMMLE MRS. SID NEY SI:NZER Recording Secretary Executin Director MRS. MAX M. ROSENBERG MRS. ISADORE SIMON MRS. MILTON HERMAN NATHAN GOULD. 'VV"Ol.'WIEN"'S ..A..l.'WIE:B.IC..A..N" ORGANIZATION FOR REHABILITATION THROUGH TRAINING 0RT

CONVENTION 222 Fou.rth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. IORegon 4·8780

The Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C.

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MRS . JOSEPH C. GAYL National President BARONESS PIERRE DE GUNZBOURG Honorary President MRS . MAX M. ROSENBERG August 27, 1959 Convent ion Cha irman

Secretary of the The Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey United States Senate Washington, D. c. Dear Secretary:

We are enclosing herewith a copy of the latest issue of Women's American ORT NEWS, which we thought would be of interest to Senator Humphrey in relation to his Address at the opening dinner of the Fifteenth Biennial Conven­ tion of Women's American ORT.

Also enclosed is a list of the Convention Highlights as well as our invitation to the press.

If there is anything that you or the Senator need from this office in relation to the Convention, please feel free to call on us.

Mq we ask whether we are to make the hotel reservation :for Smator Hwnphrey, and if so when he expects to arrive, and lbether he has any preference for roam accommodations.

We would appreciate hearing from you and are eager to give prompt at­ tention to any of the Senator's needs.

Sincerely yours,

MF • Joseph c. Gayl ational PresidEnt /

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Violet L. lli crctory to Senator Humphrey September 12, 1959

Memo to Vi From: Bill

Regarding the Rehabilitation Speech of September 21

at t he Mayflower Hotel, Paul Green called to say that he was

handling publicity. His phone is MEtropolitan 8-6555. The head of the organization, Mrs . Helen Rosenberg

is holding a press conference on the 19th, and would like to be able to tell the Conference that Senator Humphrey is

going to talk about such and such. He suggests that maybe

the Senator would want to talk about Khrushchev, or ! would

suggest that he might want to talk about Soviet-American

cooperation in the field of health, particularly rehabilitation. CONVENTION

The Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C.

SEPT. 21, 22, 23 September 15, 1959

MRS . JOSEPH C. GAYL Na tional Pre sident BARONESS PIERRE DE GUNZBOURG Honorary President MRS. MAX M. ROSE NBERG Convention Chairman The Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey The United States Senate \~ashington, D. c..

Dear Senator Humphrey:

The honor of your presence at the opening dinner of the Fifteenth Biennial Convention of Women 1 s American ORr, Monday evening, September 21st, is anticipated with the deepest sense of pride and appreciation by the officers and delegates of this Organization.

At 6 Po M. immediately preceding the dinner, a limited invitation reception and ceremonial will mark the official opening of an Exhibit of ORT student accomplishment from the Overseas ORT countries. We know· that you will be impressed with this miracle of creativity by the young men and women, and also the adult students for mom ORT has been the ke"~J to purposeful living.

Enclosed you will find your guest card for presentation at the Guest R eception Desk in the Promenade of the ayflower Hotelo A Reception Hostess has been designated to make you welcome and escort you to the Reception, where she will present to you our National Officers, International Leaders of World ORT Union, and the Overseas ORT Directors.

The Reception will commence at 6 P. M., the Ceremonial for the Exhibit Opening will be at 6: 30 P. M., and the Dinner Processional will be at 7 P. M.

We take this opportunity to extend a cordial invitation to Mrs. Humphrey in the hope that she will be able to join us that evening.

We look forward with genuine delight to the privilege of greeting you on September 21st.

Respectfully yours,

Mrs . Max M. Rosenberg National Convention Chairman HOR:br Enc. ~ ·· WOMEN ' S .AMERICAN ORT " IN THE SKILLS OF WORK REST THE DIGNITY OF MAN AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS." Sp. FUe: ptember 21. - asb.ington, D.c. hl Wcmen ' s ORT

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Senator Hwz!phrey asked me to :forward to you the photograph taken a.t the recent ORT Convention. I am wondering i:f y would be ki d enough t o f orward s . Cohen • a photograph to her. I am afraid t hat I do ot :ve her address in neapolis.

The Senator was so pleased with the warm, friendly reception accDrded him at the convention. He said it was an eveni.Iig he willlong remember.

Sincerely yours,

Violet L. 1111w,ps Secretary to Hubert H. Humphrey

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9 MRS . JOSEPH C. GAYL National President BARONESS PIERRE OE GUNZBOURG Honorary President MRS. MAX M. ROSENBERG Convention Chairman

The Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey The United States Senate Washington, D. c.

Dear Senator Humphrey:

On behalf of the entire membership of Women's Ameri. can ORT, I wish to thank you for your timely, stimu­ lating and informative address at our recent 1.5th Biennial Convention in Washington, D. c.

You mq be sure that we are all most appreciative of your interest in the worl< of ORT, as reflected in your favorable and encouraging comments. I am sure you must know that we who are so absorbed in the -work we are doing draw strength and confidence for our great tasks lilen people like your good self give proper evaluation to our objectives as they relate to the dynamics of ec:ilcational, social. and economic progress in the -world panorama of todq.

To our sincere and warm expression of appreciation, I wish also to add our very best wishes for continuing success to you in all your own important humanitarian errleavors.

Cordially yours, '-/~CJ Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg National Convention Cha:innan

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"IN THE SKILLS OF WORK REST THE DIGNITY OF MAN AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS." c:ktober 2, 1959

s . Harry c r 1920 Strathcona Drive ~troit 3, ti.chig

Dear s • ck.er :

As you may know, Senator Humphrey is now on a s aking will not turn to B.shington or o er couple 01 ks. I ought I ought to le you know tha.t t he Senator already has a co t nt o out in .ttnnesota on Sunday, ave r 15. He will be pl eased, how- r , to ow of your thoughtfulness in inviting him to speak a the Brandeis University &inner.

ator will be wr1 t ing you wh office.

Sincerely yours,

VioletLL. Willi rs aJ. retary to a tor HubUt H. Humphrey Wnittb ~tate~ ~tnatt

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October 16

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The Senator dictated is letter to you, but we were unabl.e to locate t e photos before he lett e atfi ce. Since e is not here to select e oto · w i you appear, I l l. ve to sk you to pick it out and return e rest to ua. I am enclosing an envelope w ch you my use.

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Dear • s . cker:

e have just discovered that a photographer from !.!!_e Evenigg ~ took the picture of you and Senator mphrey . It is availabl at the price of 3 .oo each. Sine you wanted bout five copies I thou t I had bett r let you place the order directly. I just dido' t know whe er you wanted to that much .

I might suggeat t l at you et e copy and then have 1 t reproduced. We have d e that with some of the glos~ies we use in the office and find it quite satisfactory, and not n arly so expe sive .

The order must iin writing to the Photo Library, Th Evening star, W hington, D. C •

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Ubert H. Humphrey Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training) ORT IS THE LARGEST SINGLE VOLUNTARY VOCATIONAL TRAINING SYSTEM IN THE WORLD Its network of over 600 installations in 20 countries is at the serv­ ORT'S GLOBAL NETWORK ice of the Jewish people. Seventy different skills and trades are taught in its predominantly three- and four-year technical high­ OF AGENCIES AND SCHOOLS school system. Forty-thousand students are currently enrolled. EUROPE AFRICA Austria Algeria A skill is a precious possession. It can never be taken away. For Belgium Morocco a people often persecuted. too often uprooted. a skill is the founda­ Denmark Tunisia tion for a new life in new lands; for the impoverished it means North Atlantic Ocean Finland Union of South Africa freedom from dependence upon charity; for every man and his France Germany family it means enduring security and dignity. The mission of Great Britain NORTH AMERICA ORT varies from continent to continent in a mosaic of versatility Greece Canada unified in the concept that: A Skill Is A Way of Life And It is The Netherlands Mexico Life Itseli. y Italy United States Poland Sweden Switzerland SOUTH AMERICA Argentina EUROPE NEAR & MIDDLE EAST Brazil Since their decimation by the Nazis, ORT has played a decisive EUROPE Iran Uruguay role in the reconstruction of the Jewish communities of Western Israel Chile 9 countries Turkey Cuba Europe. It rehabilitated hundreds of thousands of the survivors 51 communities of the concentration camps, then became and remains the corner­ 383 installations stone of the vocational educational systems of the re-grouped 18250 students communities. And today ORT serves as the. crucial facility for the economic integration of the new refugees from Egypt, Eastern Europe and North Africa, making them an asset to themselves, giving new vitality to their communities and to the nations which have given them asylum.

NORTH AFRICA AND IRAN For the mass of impoverished Jews of North Africa and Iran, entombed for centuries in their disease-infested ghettos, ORT is the instrument for individual salvation, the lever for enduring security, and the re-kindled flame of hope and future. Here, as elsewhere, the process of rehabilitatioa of the individual contrib­ utes also to the up-building of these underdeveloped countries. ISRAEL ORT is the major vocational training agency in Israel. Because ORT's technical high schools account for more than 40% of all Israel youth attending advanced vocational schools, ORT is now a vital partner in the nation's program of higher education. And because ORT provides over SO % of all technical training in the basic industry skills of the nation, it has become a vital factor in Israel's program of economic construction and development. NORTH AFRICA 3 countries ELSEWHERE 9 communities ORT schools are also maintained in the United States, South 108 installations America and the Union of South Africa. And everywhere . . . 7400 students ... ORT is the Vocational Training Agency of the Jewish People. ­

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SUBJECT - THE FIFTEENTH BIENNIAL NATIONAL CONVENTION

DATE - Monday, September 21 through Thursday, September 24, 1959

SPONSOR- Women's American ORT (Organization for Rehabilitation through Training)

CHAIRMAN- Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg, Chairman of the National Executive Committee

CONVENTION OBJECTIVES - The primary objectives of the Convention are threefold:

1. To forge perspectives designed to increase measurably the support by Women's American ORT to the global operations of World ORT Union in order to help meet the enormously increased vocational training needs created by the present and future surge of techno­ logical and industrial development.

2. To dramatize and further facilitate ORT's role as an instrument of rehabilitation of individuals and as a technical assistance facility aiding nations in the free world toward greater economic prosperity through industrial development.

3. To stimulate the machinery for expanding membership and other activities in Women's American ORT and public educational activity in behalf of ORT.

ORT - What It Is -

For seventy-nine years the recognized vocational training agency for the Jewish people, ORT was conceived in the philosophy that the highest degree of charity was "helping man to help himself." Implementing this kind of thinking are the ORT vocational training schools in twenty countries of the Free World, where the victims of persecution, expulsion and economic retardation learn trades and skills that are the stepping stone to economic security and improved social status.

Emerging from the chrysalis of its pre-natal concept that ORT would be the instrumentation of helping man to help - 2 -

himself - the exigencies of history, past and present, have propelled this winged messenger of hope into the arena of the technological revolution where its basic lofty origins take on new dimensions in the family of Nations.

Its areas of operations now extend to Western Europe, North and South Africa, Israel, Iran and the Americas. Ironically there are no ORT installations in Russia, although it was started there in 1880.

Forged in the crucible of time and its concomitant urgencies, the ORT symbol is now universally recognized as the herald of hope, progress and development, not only for the Jewish people, but through them for their communities and for their countries.

ORT - What It Does -

The largest non-governmental vocational training agency in the world, ORT now maintains more than 600 installations in twenty countries, teaching some 100 skills. More than 35,000 students enrolled in ORT centers during the 1958/59 school year, and a total enrollment of at least 38,000 is anticipated for 1959/60. (See breakdown of Student enrollment and Training Units on last page.)

ORT goes wherever there is a NEED. Summoned into all parts of the Free World, it sets up its operations for technical education and vocational training so that the skilled manpower as released from training will be quickly absorbed into the economy and social structure of the community.

ORT education in most of the installations includes general and special academic subjects. These schools, patterned after the American and Swiss systems are certified as high schools and award secondary school diplomas.

ORT also maintains special apprenticeship and adult programs for those lacking the educational requirements, the aptitudes for advanced skills, or the time to attend long-term, full­ time studies.

Recent years have brought a new wave of immigrants, Jewish and non-Jewish, to Western Europe and to Israel. These were the escapees from behind the Iron Curtain, immigrants from North Africa, refugees from the anti-Semitic persecution - 3 - .• ' uprising. in Egypt, and the refugees from the Hungarian re-equip Usually completely destitute, these men and women themselves for financial independence in the special tribute to courses established for them by ORT. It is a United States ORT's high standards and reputation, that the in the voca­ Government designated ORT its principle agent Escapee tional rehabilitation aspect of the United States Program. and training ORT students have opportunities for education electronics, in such diversified fields as tool and die making, building, dental mechanics, agro-mechanics, general mechanics, lab­ carpentry, refrigeration, dressmaking, auto-mechanics, almost every oratory techniques, welding, and so on, covering of modern important skill essential to national economies nations. ORT Program Women's American ORT - Its Contribution to the Women's Founded in 1927, Women's American ORT, the American tremendously Arm of World ORT Union, has assumed and fulfilled program of increased responsibilities in the operational a roster its parent body. Women's American ORT now has 333 chapters of active membership of more than 50,000. Its located in in 32 regions and its 21 chapters-at-large are the country. virtually every important city and community in ORT progran Women's American ORT's contribution to the world is achieved through a five-project plan. - This Project No. 1, Maintenance of ORT Training (MOT) project supports the ORT vocational training installations accelerated (more than 600) - helps train thousands taking kits and apprenticeship and adu lt courses - provides tool cooperative workshops for graduates. - Helps Project No. 2, Guardianship-Social Assistance needy students to remain in and benefit from training, money, text­ by providing them with food, clothing, pocket Also provides books, recreational and cultural facilities. facilities. the schools with kitchen, dormitory and sanitary which Project No. 3, Scholarship - Provides scholarships to receive afford qualified ORT graduates the opportunity Institutes advanced training at ORT's Teachers' Training schools. - the reservoir of the teaching staff of the ORT health of Project No. 4, ORT Student Health - Guards the examinations, students by providing clinics, first aid rooms, - 4 -

inoculations, dental care, remedial eye care, rudimentary treatment or reference to standard health agencies.

Project No. 5, Tel Aviv center - Building a modern and comprehensive vocational high school, with facilities for 1,000 day students and 2,000 evening pupils. The center, the largest and most modern vocational high school in the Middle East, is still under construction, but opened first classes in the fall of 1958. 450 students entered the day courses, and 800 the adult evening courses.

Financing of the ORT Schools

ORT installations are financed in part by the World ORT Union and its affiliates; in part by the respective governments of the countries in which the schools are located; and in part by the Joint Distribution Committee, a member agency of the United Jewish Appeal. Women's American ORT contributes to the program through its membership dues.

Prominent Members of ORT

Among its more prominent members in the United States, ORT counts the Honorable Herbert H. Lehman, Chairman of the ORT Advisory Committee and Honorary President of the World ORT Union; Senator Jacob K. Javits and Rep­ resentative Emanuel Celler, officers of the ORT Congressional Committee; Dr. William Haber, President of the American ORT Federation, and Chairman of the u.s. Federal Advisory council of Employment Security, and Chairman of the Central Board of World ORT Union; David Dubinsky, President of the International Ladies Garment Workers' Union and member of the ORT Board of Directors; the Baroness Pierre de Gunzbourg, Honorary President of Women's American ORT; and Mrs. Joseph c. Gayl, National President of Women's American ORT. ORT STUDENT ENROLLMENT & TRAINING UNITS

Country by Area No. of Students Training Units

Europe

Austria 4,149 89 Belgium 966 21 England 12 1 France 3,516 47 Germany 1,087 17 Holland 499 16 Italy 3,261 69 Poland 4,171 117 Central Institutes 127 6 (Switzerland & France)

Africa

Algeria 528 17 Morocco 3,914 52 *South Africa 238 Tunisia 2,547 39

Middle East

Iran 1,353 22 Israel 8,254 97

Latin America

Argentina 311 11 Brazil 122 4 Uruguay 167 3

United States 682 _]_ 35,904 631

*Vocational Guidance NilS

98 1959 Fifteenth Biennial Convention To Be Largest in WAD's History; Will Seek Ways of Meeting Increased Demand for ORT Training More than 1,200 person are expected to attend the WAO Fifteenth Biennial ational Convention, thus making the meeting the largest convention in WAO history. To be held eptemher 21- 24 in the Mayflower Hotel in Washing­ ton, D. C., the convention will decide upon the organizational and oversea policie that will guide WAO for the next two years. The convention's main speaker will be Hubert H. Humphrey, senator from Minne ota and a leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. The public keynote address will be given by columnist Drew Pearson. Reports on activities within the ORT school network will be given by Max A. y of Minnesota (left), who w ill be main TO SPEAK AT CONVENTION: Senator Hubert H. Humphre Braude, director-general of World ORT speaker at the opening dinner of the WAO Fifteenth Biennial National Convention, and Drew Pearson, author·columnist, who will address the opening business session of the convention. More than 1,200 Union ; Jacob Olei ki, director of ORT- persons are expected to atte nd the meeting, being held September 21-24 in Washington, D.C. 1 rae! ; F. F. chrager, director of ORT-France, and Bernard Wand-Polak, director of ORT-Morocco. The four are Convention to Vote on Proposal coming to this country specificall y to addre s the convention. For New W AO Overseas Project Presidents to Speak Delegate to the W AO 15th Biennial ment Cour es"), would, if e tablished, everal major reports on ORT ational Convention will vote on the aid ORT's facilities for short-term accel­ achievement within the United States most ambitious proposal that has been erated training courses. The e course will be given. Mrs. Joseph C. Gayl, na­ placed before WAO in four years-the include apprenticeship and pre-appren­ tional W AO president, wi ll, at the open­ recommendation that W AO institute a ticeship courses, course in rudimentary ing dinner Monday evening, give a pub­ new overseas project. Thi is the most kills, cour e that teach a ingle pha e li c addres on 1958-59 activitie of high-reaching over~eas plan to he pre­ of a trade, refre her cour es for person WAO, and, at the opening business ses- sented to the organization since 1955, already trained in a kill but "rusty," ion Tue day morning, present the when the 13th Biennial Convention vot­ and adaptation cour es for immigrant problem which will face ORT in the ed in favor of WAO' building the Dr. and refugees trained in a skill but in coming year and ou tline the task of Aron Syngalowski Vocational Training need , of adapting their skill to the re­ the convention. Dr. William Haber, Center in Tel Aviv. quirement of their new country' m ­ president of the American ORT Federa­ The vote on the proposed new project du try. tion and the Central Board of the World is being taken upon the recommenda­ The purpo e of the e courses is to aid ORT nion, will give the address con­ tion of the ational Board, which ha those persons-usually members of the cluding the convention; he will deal urged adoption of the project. most depre sed economic cla es- who with the latest developments in Ameri­ The new project, popularly referred cannot attend a standard ORT chool. can ORT activities, the future orienta­ to as the " ixth Project" and tentatively The standard ORT school is a technical tion. of ORT, and the participation of called EPIC ("Earning Power Improve- ( Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 2, column 1) Program Set for 1,200-Person Parley in Washington ORT Schools Giving Courses in Jewish Fifteenth Biennial Convention Greetings History and Culture An intrinsic part of ORT education Convention to Be Sent by President, throughout the world i the teaching of Jewish hi tory and culture. Thi teach­ WAO's Largest Governors, Educators in a is includ ed in ORT curricula be­ (Continued from page 1) c a.~ e ORT authoritie feel that ORT, Letter an d wire congratuhting being a Jewi h movement based on Jew­ the American Jew"sh co mmunity m the WAO upon it uccess in forwarding the i h traditions, beliefs and y tem of development of ORT. global ORT program of vocational th ought, cannot be full y comprehended Dr. Haber wi ll also in tall WAO's traini ng, and wishing it luck during it unless seen in relation to these ba es; new national offi cer , who will be elec t­ 1 Fifteenth Bienn ial ational Convention, th at kn owledge of Judai m i essential ed during the conventi on. ha ve been sent to the WAO ational to the intellectual equpiment of he who Other speakers will be Mr . Max M. Largest ORT school in the world and largest vocational school in the Middle East, the Syngalowski Office by more than a hundred national Center in Tel Aviv w ill, it is expected, be completed this year. Shown here is the main building, would call himself an educated Jew ; and Rosenberg, national conve ntion chair­ Dr. W:ll iam Hab or, president of ·1he American and i nternational organizations and per­ used for classrooms and administrative offices. The glass-enclosed lower section, w hich is below th !! t the teaching of Judaism is o ~t e n the ORT Federation and president of tha Central g round level, is used for student exhib itions, dining and kitchen facilities, and bicycle parking. man and chairman of the W AO Execu­ sonages. one ingredient that will seem familiar to ti ve Committee, who will give a report Board of World ORT Un:on, will be a featured speaker at the WAO Fifteen th Biennial Convention. The co nve ntion is to be held Septem­ the orphaned immigrant, or refu gee on WAO progress since the last biennial ber 21 -24 in Washington, D. C. The student, and make hi m feel at home. conve ntion; athan Gou ld, WAO na­ adding a new project, to be concerned communicati ons began arnvwg last Tel Aviv Center Enrolls 1,800; Typical of th e ORT courses in tional executive director, wh o will dis­ with ORT's facilities for adult, appre.l ­ spring, hortly after the date was offi­ ] udai m is the seminar given at the ORT cuss the perspecti ve for W AO ; Mn. ticeship, rudimen t3ry, and spe::ial train­ cially announced. Construction Nearly Completed Teacher ' Training Institute at Aniere , Alexander Konoff, national WAO treas­ ing programs. [See story beginning One of the greetings to arrive early witzerland. Although this semi nar i urer, who wi ll give the treasurer's re­ page l , col. l.] was a wire from Pre ident Eisenhower, Co nstructi on wo rk on the largest fi eld is "pres in a." on a hi gher level than are si mi lar port, and Mrs. Meyer Klatsky, nat:o nal The co nven tion wiLl al o Mrs. Rosen­ which read, in part: "The achievemen ts ORT chool in the wo rld, the Dr. Aron Other voca tional courses given at the co urses given in the vocati onal hi gh WAO budget chl!irman, who wi ll give berg co ntinued, "examine and pre cribe of your organization, based upon the Syngal owski ocational Training Cen­ Center are in the fi elds of electricity, schools, ince it is meant fo r those who the budget report. membership, expansion, and e.:! ucation­ ound philosophy of 'helping man to ter {the "Tel Aviv Center"), will, it is electronics, mechanical and metal trades, ha e already completed high school and The central task of th e convention, al activities." help him elf,' have been of direct bene­ expected be ready in 1960. Thi wa welding, and machine shop. (Academic are now learning to be in tructors, it i tated Mrs. Rosenberg, will be to "fa e The work of the convention wii l be fit to many around the world. With a a nn ounced in a congratulatory letter co urses are also given at the school. neverthele co ncerned wi th the same squarely up to the problem answg done through co mm ittees, co mmissions broad program of technical education from the schoo l's authorities to WAO, The e are taken by day tudents. ) ubject as are the ORT high school from the phenomenal growth of, and de­ workshops, plenary sessio ns, meetings and vocational training, yo u help to whi ch is respon ible for constructi on of A gleaming concrete-and-glass multi­ co urses in Jewi h culture. mands upon, the vocational training with country directors, meetings with advance the welfare of mankind." [Com­ the schoo l. building complex standing j u t off the system of ORT." national officer , and a p o ~ t - c on vention plete text of the pre ident's message is Rabbi Gives Lecture To Enroll 3,100 main road between Tel Aviv and Lydda conference of r eg.o::~ and chapter-at- on page 4.] Airport, the Center has been call ed by The 1958-59 course began with a lec­ ORT Growth Predicted More than 600 day tudents and 1,200 13rge president . Similar feelings were expressed by tu re, given by a rabbi, entitled "Intro­ night students, the announcement con­ educator and technician the most up­ ORT has grown rapidly i n the past T h ~ committees an d their chairmen Governor Abraham Ribicoff of Connec­ du cti on to the Doctrine of Judaism." tinues, wi ll be enrolled at the Center to-date and complete vocati onal high few years, she continued, and fores:oe3 are the a min ati ng Com mittee, Mrs. ti cut, who wrote : "There can be no sub­ The tudents then heard lectures on wh en it opens cia e thi month. The chool in the Middle East. It is also ·

3 with hi work. Talks hi problem o er with him. Even gives him a little pocket Convention Greetings money if he i an orphan or from a parti ularly needy famil . Thi i all Sent by President, oluntary and it i th work of er nice people. Governors, Educators "The are al o ve ry e nterpri ing (Continued from page 2) oung peo ple. To return to th e g raduate stitute fo r a i tance which enables those again. yo u know the uc e s they hav a -i ted to retain their pride and dignity at work. ome ta in Ita! and make and to beco me elf- upporti ng member the hi gh alarie I mentioned, om ao of the community ' · and by Carroll out of th country : two, alona with an New om, pre ident of 1ew ork ni- in tructor, recent! went to Turkey, ersit , who tated: upon the in itation of the government, ' lew York niver it salute you ... to teach T in lallati on; one went to LEFT: Front view of the ORT Value Center operated by the Lake County (Illinois) Region of WAO. p r onal esteem for yo ur work is Canada to 1 ork in a large radio com­ RIGHT : Mmes. Jack Sohmer (1.) and Stanley Schwartz (c .) of the Eastern Massachusetts Region help a accented by my confidence in what edu­ pany and e era! have done v r w II customer in the region's busy Thrift Shop. Other WAC thrift shops are now being operated by Chica~o Coordinating Council, Chicago South Region, Manhattan Region, Northam Illinois Region, cati on and training c an in I rael and Enaland. do for the im­ Passaoc Chapter of Passaic-Hudson Region, Bridgeport Chapter of Fairfield County Region, and provement . . . of all people . It is Stamford Chapter of Fairfield County Region. Mrs. Abraham Brodner is national thrift shop chairman. Students and instructor in the radio-technique laboratory of the ORT television school in Milan. The Background: Poverty through self-accomplishment that men boys, upon graduating, will be capable of filling some of the most well-paid jobs in Italian industry. and women, boys and girl , develop r e­ " You can on I imagine the mag- li abil it and attain ati faction " nific(}nce of the e activities wh en you everal p realize ho1 narrow were the li ve and erson commented on speci­ Iran Official Opens ORT Show, fi c a pect of th Milan ORT Director Visits U.S., horizon of many of the e yo ung men e ORT program. G. Men­ nen ~ illiam , governor of Michiga when they fir t came to ORT. Look n, Announces wrote : " One of the most ignificant at their younger counterpart now in Forthcoming Grant Describes Students' Personalities [WAO contributions] is the Tel Aviv school : o many are immigrant , so Indication of the progress being made pre e nt were high-ranking official of Center. It is fitting that you American many have no fami li e , o many come by ORT-lran was given by the uccess government bodie and Jewi h a gencies, "You know, there's something about and then stayed on in the country to women would provide for thi training from the poorest families of the Roman of a recent exhibition of tudent-made and prominent member of Teheran's our ORT student that's ver y important work with ORT. program the mo t modern of the voca­ ghetto. product , and a promise, announced J e\ i h community. that sometimes i forgotten momentarily He was now in ew York for a short tional center in the Middle East. " "Then look at 1 hat is made available during the exhibition, of among the statistics and socio-economic vi it. Asked to de cribe the ORT stu­ governmental Said Dr. Mehran in hi peech: "It is (Continued on page 8) aid to the ORT schools. "Skills Needed Desperately" data we quote. dents amol'lg whom he works, he had my duty and pleasure a a representa­ T he exhi bition, held in Teheran, was "And that is - simply- that they're aid, before interrupting himself, that ti ve of my government to note the s ub- George hu ter, president of Hun- officiall inaugurated by Hi Excellenc nice boy . 1ice, bright, hone t, hard­ the present Milane e tudents are Jewish tantial progre made by the ORT ter College, wrot : "You have pioneered Dr. Mahmoud Mehran, mini ter of na­ working . . . good boys." teenage boy from Italy, Egypt, Tripoli, PRESIDENT EISENHOWER ~ c h oo l s, o u ef ul to the countr . in an area which ever yone now realize ti onal education, and 1 a attended by i rich in ignifi The peaker was Dr. Enrico choen­ Tunis, Turkey, and Austria ; that all of ' To encouraae the development of cant opportnnitie .... more than 400 per ons. Amana tho e kopf, director of ORT-Milan, a n etwork them are manually adept and quick­ GREETS WAO the e chool , the aovernment wi ll allo­ The modern \ orld needs technical skill wh ich includes a three-year television thinking and most of them are adroit Following i the complete text cate a urn , to be used for on tructing desperately if the s truggle to overcome school, a three-year automechanics mathematicians; that many of them are of the telegram ent by Pre ident bu ildings and purchasing machine , ignorance and poverty is to be won." Women's American ORT News equal to whatever is given by the Jewish Greetin gs were al o ent by Herbert school, and more than a dozen ~ h art­ orphans and many are very poor. Eisenhower to Mr . J o eph C. Publi hed 4 Lim e a year in January, April, colony of Teheran." H. Lehman, Harry Truman, Vice Presi­ term courses and workshops in which He had then interrupted himself to Ga yl, national W AO pre ident: S ptember and ovember dent ixon, Adlai Stevenson Eleanor radio technique, general mechanic , h y­ comment: "They are more th an all this, " It is a plea ure to end greet­ ow nine year old, ORT-Iran ha a By WoMEN's AME RI CA ORT Roo evelt, and the governors of Califor­ drauli: tin mithy, electricity, and car­ the characteri tic and the numbers. ing to the delegates attending the At 222 Fourth Avenue, ew York 3, Y. student bod of 1,500. In the network Fifteenth Biennial ational Con­ are ll long-term in tallations, 7 train­ nia Florida, Illinois, Maryland, Minne- pentry are taught. They are nice people." Organization for Rehabilitation 1 ing work hop , and 4 manual trainina ota, Mi souri, 1ew Jersey, ew York, He continued : " I'Ll give you an vention of the Women' American Through Training ORT Career course . Ohio, Penn ylvania, Rhode Island, example. Our o- raduate , esp cially tho e Organization for R ehabilitation VoL. , o. 1 The Iranian ORT program has been Texas, ircr inia and Washington. Dr. ho nkopf bas been ORT-Mi lan' from the T chool, e arn, after working through Training. EPTEMBER 1959 Also the pre idents of Brandei ni- director ince 194-8. He began 1 orking a year, three time what the average "The a hie e ment of your or­ a truggling one because the o untry has ve r ity, Princeton niver ity, Penn yl­ for ORT in 1947, hortly after a meet­ Italian worker earn . About , 210 per ganization ba ed upon the ound C. GA n , National President long been ud erceveloped and the coun­ van-ia tate ni versity, niversily of ing in Rome with Dr. Aron yngalow ki, month compared to 70. Thi is under- philo ophy of helping man to ED ITOR IAL BOARD try' Jew , like the member of the popu­ Southern California, yracuse mver­ the late chairman of the World ORT tandably thrilling to them, and it would help him elf,' have been of direct ifn . H EYMA ZIMEL, Editor lati on at large, have long been accus­ sity, ni versity of Wisconsin, Purdue nion Executive Committee. A native be under tandable if they oon for got benefit to many around the world. Mn . A L H oRBLITT, Mns. M tLTO PARI En tomed to poverty. However, ORT lead­ J oYCE K APLA , Managing Editor niver ity, tanford Univer ity, and of Poland, Dr. choenkopf was an ORT their very unpro perou pa t . With a broad program of tech­ er f eel that the teady attempt of the nical educati on and vocational WoMEN' AMERt A ORT i an affiliate of the Michigan tate ni ver ity. sympathizer while s till in that country. Ameri an ORT Federation, which repre enls o:.r ntry to build its in du tr an d the suc­ He came to Italy during Student Brothers training, you help to advance the AI o the pre ident of nited HIAS World ar II: the World ORT ni on in the nited tate . ce of the ORT graduate have been a lieutenant in the Poli h army ( \ hich welfare of mankind. The American ORT Federation currently re­ ervice, Jewi h War eteran , B'nai " But 1 hat have the done? They ceive it fund , excl usive of member hip encouraging to th e Jewi h population wa a part of the English Eighth Arm ) , " I am delighted to add my be t B'rith, M izrachi Women' Organization have formed an organization, one of due_. by p cia] apreemenl with the J oint and ha ve re ulted in in crea e in the of merica, Hebrew nion College, he landed in Italy in 1943 with the army who e main function i a 'big brother' wi he for a plea ant and pro­ Di Lribution om mittee, a member agency of the nit d J ewi h Appeal. number of applicant for training the American sociation of Engli h-J ewi h of liberation and fought there until the etup. Each graduate take o n a yo unger ductive convention. cond cla po la"e paid at the post offic amount of aid given to the chool , and New paper Rabbinical Coun il of war' ending in 1945. boy, a tudent, and truly acts a his Dwight D. Ei enhower" w York, . Y. the number of opportunitie for gradu­ 111 ri a, Ameri an Jewish Congres , He remained in the army until 1947 brother. Takes him on trip . Help him Ann ual ub cription Price- 25c ate of the ORT chools. and nited Synao-og ue of America.

4 5 NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE-1957-1959

Mrs. Harry Becker, Vice Pres., Mrs. Max laemmle Mrs. Joseph C. Gayl Baroness Pierre de Gunzbourg Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg, Chairman Mrs. Arnold loth Mrs. Irving Roth Southern & Midwestern Expansion Vice Pres. & Western l iaison National President Honorary President National Executive Comm!ttee Vice Pres. & M.O.T. Vice Pres. & Membership

Mrs . Isadore Simon, Vice Pres. Mrs . Milton Herman Mrs. Hyman Hilf Mrs. Alexander Konoff, Treasurer Mrs. David Saxe Mrs. A. Duey Stahl Mrs. George Abrams Mrs. Leon Bader Midwestern Liaison & Expansion Recording Secretary & Scholarship Financial Secretary Administrative Committee 'Chairman Parliamentarian & Special Projects Corresponding Secretary & Health Eastern Expansion Guardianship-Social Assistance

We of Women's American ORT pay tribute to the members of our National Executive Committee, and extend thanks and congratulations to them for their magnificent success in directing their respective departments and in guiding our organization to the greatest heights it has ever known. Since the Fourteenth Bi ennial National Convention (1957), WAO's net membership g ain has been nearly 8,000; its financial support to World ORT Union has increased by nearly 50 per cent, and its st <~tur e has grown to an extent immeasurable. These women}eserve our deepest gratitude; they have helped us, Wome s American ORT, to become one of the world's strongest f rces in the endeavor to give Mrs. Abraham Brodner Mrs. Albert Feldman Mrs. Ferdinand Kaufmann all human beings security an dignity. Mrs. Meyer Klatsky Mrs. Jerome Myerson Mrs. William Robinson Thrift Shop Bonds for Israel Government Education Coordinator Budget Program United Jewish Appeal

We regret that photo­ graphs of the following Committee members were not available at press t:me: Mmes . Harry Banner, speakers bureau; Walter Freedman, president, Chicago Coordinating Council; M u r~ ray Goldenstein, Honor Ro !l; louis Grodsky, vice presi­ dent and southern and mid­ western ex pansion; Georg e Klein , bulletin ; Samuel Krevit, constitution; Monroe Rosenthal, organization and structure; and Sidney Senzer, Mrs. Irving Wolfson Mrs. Heyman Zimel Dr. Anna Boudin, Representative, Mrs. A. Dolowitz, Representative, Mrs. Mathilda Lurie, Outgoing Pres., Mrs. Harriet Roland, President, Mrs. Harry Shepherd, Outgoing Pres., vice president and "rei Aviv. Allegheny Expansion Publicity Advisory Committee Advisory Committee Southern Cal. Coordinating Council . Southern Cal. Coordinating Council Chicago Coordinating Counc;J

6 7 Q '• 15th Biennial Convention to Be Braude and 3 Country Directors to Be H~re Largest in WAD 's History Greetings from (Continued from page 2) lexander K onoff national trea ur r ; National President the many the Credential Committee, Mr . Ir ing It i a great plea ure to greet and ational Roth national vice president and mem­ hundred of chapter delegate ther from all ber hip chairman; the R olution Com­ Board memb r who come toge th Bien ­ mittee, Mr . H yman Hilf, national finan­ over the country to form the Fifteen merican ORT. cial ecr tary, a nd the Con titution Com­ nial Convention of Women' of the mittee; Mr . amuel Kre it, national J u t counting the number i part on titution chairman. a nticipatory exhiliration of the Convention. I l The commi ion are t he Commis ion I know I peak for a ll of us at ationa on New Hori zons, which will tud new Headquarter in a ina ' e we lcom you with all th e per anal warmth and avenue in publi educati on and inter­ zest for wo rking torrether whi h yo u h ave extended t o us in our individual organization relation and i t o be led citie . I, nati onal pre i­ Convention promi e u many plea ure and many ta k . We meet at a by M r . J o eph C. Ga Bernard W and-Polak time wh en public attention i even more than usually focused one one a pect Max A. BrA ude Jacob Oleiski F. F. Schrager den t ; and the Commi ion on Organiza­ Director, ORT-Mo rocco eneral, World O RT Union Director, ORT·Israel Director, ORT-Fra nce ti on, to be led by M r . Monroe R o en­ of our 1 ork becau e of World Refugee Year. World ORT Union will celebrate, Director-G th ai, national organizati on and tructure thi oming year, the e ightieth anniver ary of ORT activitie . The hi tory of Report on ORT operation oversea do many different job. simultaneously mu t continue to train la rge number chairman. what th ose acti vities have meant to the underprivileged in their own coun­ will be given to WAO by four men - to maintain permanent chool y - of te hnician of all types. Work hops will di cu the aoals and trie and in migration, a well a to refugee , i well known to all of us. The who e kno1 ledg of ORT can b e equall­ tem for Jewish youth, while al o fre· F. F. chrager, director of ORT- technique of the tandard working de­ ope of ORT' future activitie re t in part wi th u , a nd the four day of ed by few other person in the world. quently e tting up, on a moment' no· F ra nce, wi ll also describe a ituation partment of WAO. Each 1 ork b op 1 ill Co nventi on will help to determine how we can meet that challenge. A The four are Max A. Braude, director­ tice, temporary program to meet the wherein ORT is expected to perform be led b the national chairman of the alway in the pa t, we hall meet it. general of World ORT Union ; Jacob emergency need of refugees and es­ everal task i multaneou ly. ORT- department with 1 hich it is concerned. Oleiski, director of ORT-Israel ; F. F. capee ; and to o perate technical high France currently give technical high The c hairmen will report work h op find­ Schrager, director of ORT-France, and chool wherein are gi en vocational cbool educati on to a growing number ing to the plenary e ion . Mns. J o EPH C. GA YL Bernard Wand-Polak, director of ORT­ and academic cou rses nearly as ad­ of native French Jewish youngsters Final decisions will be made at plen­ Morocco. vanced a those given to engineering while al o g iving accelerated training ar (full } e s ia n , at which all accred­ eenth students, while al o operating accele­ to immigrant from orth Africa and ited delegate will be pre ent. They will speak at the WAO Fift rated training program for those who e escapee and refu gee from Egypt and H astes region for the convention i Biennial ational Convention, which i Director Visits U.S., Hotel, circum tance preclude their attending We l rn Europe. M. chrager will di · Wa hington R egion, 1 ho e pre ident i Milan ORT being held in the Mayflower the technical high chool . cus the farms that the e types of Mr . Jack C. Oppenheimer. Washinaton, D.C., eptember 21-24. Jacob Oleiski , director of ORT-Isra­ choolin.g take in Fran e, a nd he wi ll Chairman of l ocal arranrrement Describes Students' Personalities Army Chaplain el, ha been as o iated with ORT for also di cu s the wa y in which ORT­ M r . Manuel H oll ander. AI o on the (Continued from page 4) nified, e nterprising, expan ive, ucce - 1r. Braude wa born in Pennsylva­ more than 30 years. In 1927 he found­ France help to integrate the non-na­ local committee are Mr . Da id Tourk­ to them in the chool and in our new ful , happy person. A I aid our boy nia and studied at the Hebrew Institute ed a chool in Kovno, Lithuania, which ti ves into the French culture. in, a 1ational Board member from the internal [boarding home): are nice, really nice. But the nice t of Pittsburgh, the University o f Pitts­ was run in partnership with ORT and region· Mr . 'fa nuel Pollisher, ho t­ e his Organization Work " Everything connected with the school per on, if not helped to utiliz burgh, and the Hebrew Theological Jewish public bodies in the town, and es e c hairman ; Mr . Ro coe C. pring­ pro­ ribe these it elf i d esigned to make them excellent talents, if not helped to become College. Durina World War II he wa from 1930 until 1941 he directed all The man who will desc er, publicit chairman · Mme . ndre 1 ely and neg­ ench technicians. ew instruments and ma­ ducti ve and u eful, if lon a chaplain. ORT activities in Lithuania. ituations ha been active in Fr de Sz un yogh, Mack Blum, and Frank y, will s. chine are bought every year. ew lected, if hungry or unhealth He left the army with the rank of After World War II, Mr. Oleiski wa Jewi h organization 1 ork for decade Weiser gift hop ; Mme . tanley Beck­ d person. Cen­ textbook are bought regularly. Build­ eventually cea e to be a goo li eutenant-colonel in 1947, and from placed in charge of all ORT traininrr M. chrager is a member of the er and am Bre ler, fa hion how, and happen to an ORT ; inas are expanded. "This doe not then until 1951 worked with the Inter­ in Germany. tral Board of the United Jewish Fund Mrs. H. A. Meyer burg, decorations. cul­ , "The boy al o receive ocial, boy. national Refu gee Organization. In 1951 In 1949 he e migrated to Israel, and president of the Popular Commi sion . There i the however," he c oncluded sing for tural and health benefit " We have, he wa named director of WO , and in 1950 he wa named to the director­ which i in barge of fund-rai a real which we can gro1 . own internal, which i to it re idents ' many directi ons in in 1957, director-general. hip of ORT-1 rae!. Jewish immigrants, and a well-kn sher , of cour e, and greatly home. There are the meal , good ko We are helped He will at the convention give an The network which h e head i ORT's lecturer on J ewi h hi tory. , which ORT nion and the local food. There is the health plan by the World overall picture of the activities in the Iaro-e t. It ha 8 200 tudent and 97 He tudied in P oland and in the Ill· , first aid, and , by the Italian government, provides for examination committee more than 600 ORT in Lallation training in Lallati on . Recognized a versitie of Grenoble and ancy m doctor. h i s alway happy to ee more ORT regular vi it by the OSE whic throughout the wo rld. It is expected Israel' principal vocational training France. He ha been as ociated ' ith i11struction es in the :industrie , and by the " The boy are also given graduat that he will pay particular attention t o agen y, it ha the large t y tern for ORT for more than a decade. hi tory and culture, and for American women, whose work ha up­ in Jewi h ORT' expansion : in five years, enroll­ vocational ed ucation in the co untry, Bernard V and-Polak, director of ir relaxati on they ba e a wonderful ported ever y pha e of our chooling and th e ment ha gone up 110 per cent, the and all of it graduates are immediate­ ORT-Morocco, wa born in Poland. eation room with a T et, a hi-fi our tudent a i Lan ce; and ' e do grow. recr number of trainu1g unit ha increa ed ly e mployed in lucrative position . While s till in hi teens, he emigrated _et, and facilitie for dancing. "But there are thou and of Jew in 100 per cent, and the number of gradu­ It is, however, con tantly facing to France. He studied at the niver i­ of the the teaching, the Italy, many of them youngster , to " II ate has grown 150 per cent. problem , primarily becau e it annat ti e o f T oulouse and Caen. ph i cal plant of the c hool the health, whom ORT i one of the very few It i also expected that he will dis­ tand ti ll. I rae!' indu try mu t f or During Wo rld War II he e rv d in Nathan Gould, WAO national execulive director, social, a nd cultural aids, are what make avenue to a reall y hopeful future. o. at the cu the problems a sociated with many more year , continue to gr01 the Poli h Air For e, then under Ru - who will g ive one of the major a ddresses certain that an ORT graduate wi ll be, until we open up our a enue to a ll of Fifteenth Biennia l N ational Convention. Mr. Gould ORT' con tantl being ailed upon to ery quickl y, and con equentl , ORT ( ontinued on page 12) will speak on the f uture perspectives of WAO. in every en e, a mensch. killful, dig- them, we ha e not done enough." 9 8 Convention to Vote on Proposal Who Are The For New Overseas Project Greetings from (Continued /rom page 1) Convention Chairman ORT Students? hi o-h hool wi th a three- to four-year ~ h had one more problem : an acci­ very warm and cordial welcome i extend d Who are the ORT student ? curriculum that include academic edu­ dent 12 year before had injured one to ea h nati onal off:ic r, 1ati onal Board mem­ E ther Mo e is an ORT tudent. * cati on on a high chool level along ' ith of h er l egs permanently, and he had ber, and chapter delegate and alternate a we Fifteen year old, she ha dark hair, exten ive te hni a] training, both theo­ been able to afford correct orth­ onvene in our nation' capital for what lar ge black eye , a soft, well-modulated never retical and practical, in all pha e of an opedic appliance . ORT purcha ed promi e to be a memorable event. voice. he i intelligent and he think aclvan eel industrial trade. the e for h er. omen merican ORT i fa ed with wiftly and clearly; although when Thi t pe of chooling produce work­ E ther i s n o~ entering her econd chall enge far greater than an we have been asked a que tion, he usuall y hesitate er apable of fillina the mo t pre tige­ year at Val d'Anfa. he till speak a ked to meet in the pa3t. lert to the nor­ before an wering and then speak in a ing expen e , meal at school, and wa ful and be t-paid job in indu tr . It in a hu hed vo ice and fa e yo u with mou demand an lllg out of the " tarvation budget ' of the World ORT whisper, her face down and her eyes ent to ummer camp. doe not, however, fill the need of th o e downcast eyes, but he now work and nion and to the expa nding need of our ow n organizational growth and lowered, a if she were afraid both to The next fall, himon headed once who Ia k the time to attend a clay chool learn as i her right, and walk a i development, we approach our Fifteenth Biennial Convention with pardon­ hear her own words and to ee her more toward the ORT chool. He had full time for four years; the e are per­ her right, and eats a i her right, and able pride in our former achievements, but with a firm and fer id determina­ listener' r eaction. changed. He had gained weight, he had son who are in de perate financial con­ she shall some day soon l ook the wo rld tion that the goal which we _hall set for ourselve for the peri od ahead Esther was born in one of the ·::aves gained color. The mi le, once a little dition and mu t earn whate er the can in the face-a i h er ri cr ht. a oon a they ca n. shall be 1 orthy of the magnificent program to w hich we are dedicated. that the inhabitaAts of the mellah, faraway, wa now an out-and-out grin. Ielfher an the tandard school h elp Our i indeed an hi toric mi ion for it i as true today as it ha been Casablanca' dirty, teeming Jewish eco­ * * * * The walk, always upright and proud, tho e lvho lack ei ther the ability o r the throughout the 79 ear of ORT's ervice to wo rld Jewr that "In the kill nomic o- hetto refer to a home . H er himon Wei berg i an ORT tu­ wa now j u t h ort of a s trut. At hi prior elementary chool ed ucati on need­ of wo rk lie the dignity of man and the wealth of nation ." father i 7 4 year old and work inter­ dent. * He wa born in I rael. He is sid e wa hi yo unger brother, ready to ed to attend a technical high chool. May we, wo rking together for a ommon purpo e, make thi 1959 mittently at odd job . Her mother i the son of two people who have never tart hi fir t year with ORT. The e per ons are aided b the hort­ Convention a trul timulating and fruitful experi nee. too ill to leave their " home." The par­ had anything to g ive h im but dignity Back at home were hi parents, a term cour e ci ted, tho e that would be ent had hoped E sther would begin but that they have bred into hi- fl esh little better off th an they had been a upported by the propo ed WA O proj­ ~[). ~ helping to upport them last year, after and into hi bones. The father was year ago: himon _had been able to help ect. The e co ur e are practical work­ she completed elementary school. But stricken with meningtll at ix, a nd hi father out du ring the summer, and shop cour e ; convenient for th o e who MR • MA ' M. Ro E BERG Estber pleaded to be allowed t o attend ha since been d eaf. The mother, whose himon's ow n expense bad been light­ mu t ' ork they can be given at night, an ORT chool. For one thing, she ch-ildhood was s pent in a conve nt and ened through ORT' help. and in hort period of time, since they desperately wanted to continue stud y­ with adoptive parent , her own parent No Longer Dreams do not require th e amount of tud that elve and the countr until schools If the new project is e.:; tablished, ing a nd learning. For another, he having been divorced, ha been n earl y And too, the couple aw- and they the practi cal-and-theo reti cal cour es of meaflt for them are opened. WAO ' ill have ix over ea project : knew that there are very few, if any, bli.nd for year b ecau e of illne.:;s and see now, a year later-a future. They the high chool r equire. The government and the Jewi b com­ M.O.T.; the " EPIC Project' ; Guardian­ honorable way for an unskilled girl overwork. There were fo :1 r children in look at the picture himon ha made munities of the 1orth African countrie hip- ocial A i tance, which pro 'des of 15 year to earn a living in Ca a­ the house by the time th e mother was in hi spare time-picture of inlay Increase Recommended in which ORT operate -Algeria, Mor­ ocial aid for needy tudent , and living, blanca. 25, and there ha never been a ny wood work in 1 hich airplane , the ta­ ORT current) offers a izable num­ occo, and Tuni ia- are al o pre uring eating, recreational, and cultural facili- A Home at Anfa mo-ney. tue o f Liberty, and the Eiffel Tower ber of accelerated course , but ha rec­ ORT to expand its hort-term installa­ ti e for chool · cholar hip, whi h pro­ The father is a carpenter, b ut hi Her pleas finally persuaded her par­ can be glimp ed-and think that the ommended th at the number be greatly tion . There are now 34 apprenticeship Irides holar hip to the ORT teacher specific disability a nd hi aeneral ill ent and he applied to Val d'Anfa, the heights and the dreams symbolized b in crea ed, and ha predicted that the and pre-apprentice hip programs, all of training in titute ; tudent Health, health have hampered h i work. The ORT school for girl in Casablanca. their on in his work may no longer be cale of living of whole communitie o f them crowded, in the e co untrie . which provide for fir t aid, pre enti ve couple have refu ed charity from their 'he wa accepted as a tudent. he wa ju t dreams. Upon graduation, the two greatly deprived J ews would be raised WAO now gi e upport to the short­ medical care, rudimentary treatment, neighbors everal time , choosing al­ also accepted as a boarder-in at the boys will be hi o- hl y killed worker , able swiftly if uch an increa e occurred. term installations through its M.O.T. and reference to tandard health agen­ way to find whatever work they can dormitory, the c hool social worker to start, with th eir fa ther, a very pro­ Reque t that ORT expand it facili­ (Maintenance ORT Training) Project, cies, and Tel Aviv, which i building and o upport them elve- in whatever havi ng written after vi iting her h ome: ducti ve and lucrative hop. ties for accelerated ("Sixth Project") whi ch aids the general building, main­ the y ngalowski Center, the large t fa hion they can. " Both the p hy ical and moral a pect nd, i f it turns o:.rt, a the parent program have come from several tenance, operational, and training pro­ chool in the ORT network. of this quarter are inexpressi bly de­ expect it will, that the boy will !- e source . The I raeli government, for ex­ gram of all of the 631 ORT in Lalla­ Pride Leaders Confident pre s ing. The con equence will be teaching orne new turns to their fa­ ample, ha been urging ORT to open ti on , tandard and accelerated. How­ When him o 11 fini hed primary lamentable if we do not remo e thi ther, th father will not be di turbed: special chool for Oriental Jew who ever, leader of both WAO and World The vote o n the propo ed project will school, he applied to ORT' cabinet- child to a better environment. " he mile- good-humoredly that it won 't lack the c ultural as well as the educa­ ORT nion feel that more effi cient r e- be taken during a plenary e ion of the making chool in Tel viv and wa be the fir t time in history that the egg tional backgrou nd needed to attend the ults can b e obtained if M.O.T. is u ed Convention, which is being held eptem­ E the.r moved into the dorm and wa accepted. He ha been from the begin­ have taught the chicken. tandard, western-type schools and who exclu i vely to forward ORT's "educa­ ber 21-24 at the Mayflower Hotel in g iven n ew clothing and decent meal - ning an exceptional tudent talented, When that time come , the We i berg consequently remain untrained, unable ti onal role," i.e. the educating of a se­ Wa hington, D. C. WAO leaders noting the first of either h e had ever had. quick, hardworking helpful to other will till refuse to t ~ k e charity. But the to help e ither them elves or I rael. lect group of student for the highest the e nthusia m w ith which the ational Her parents were given a small stipend. tudents. He ha never di cus ed con­ differen e will be that nobody will con­ The governmen t has al o talked of technical po itions; and a eparate proj­ Board recommended adoption of the he tarted cia e and he went at her dition at h ome and he evade que tion id er offering it to them: they ver ORT' opening chool f or teenager of ect i set up to forward ORT' " ocial project, and the prai e w ith which tudies \vith the joy of an infant: she about hi family' health. obviou ly won't need it. lightl y under-a verage intelligence; the e role," the training of rna e of people World ORT nion greeted the re om­ looked on the ewing machine she wa However, hortly after he began oung ter- can ea il y learn to be pro­ in the industrial technique - fir t the mendation, which it called "an indica­ learning to operate as the wildest mar­ chool, his case wa noticed and it was * * * * ductive emi- ki lled worker , but, like ba ic o nes and then the more advanced tion of W 0 ' farsighted understanding vel she had ever known, and on her thought that the family might agree to Who are the ORT students? Esther i the Oriental-, they cannot benefit from one - that wi ll lift them from povert of the need of the Jewish people," are textbooks a 11ew world . accept h elp if it were offered in the an ORT tudent and Shimon i a n ORT the school now in operati on and mu_t to the secure economic and ocial statu confident th at the convention 1 ill vo te form of aid to the boy. They did agree. student. There are 36,000 other like •These cases have been taken from OIIT school records, rema111 conomicall y u ele to them- of the killed or em i- killed worker. the "Sixth Project" into being. ~ut the nam es are ••holly fictitious. Shimon wa given a cholar hip, travel- them.

10 ll Braude and Country Directors to Be Here They Still Need (Continued /rom page 9) You Very Much sian command. He began working for ORT after the war: he helped to organ· One year ago the WoME ' AMER· ize a vocational school in a DP camp, rc ORT EWS printed a headline and wa put in charge of the school. that read, "27,000 eed You." It referred to the dependency of the He returned to France in 1947 and ORT students- who numbered 27,000 hi return wa appointed shortly after - upon Women's American ORT. director of the ORT chool at Lyons. That headline, if printed today, In 1952 he wa appointed to hi pre ent would be, in one sense, vastly in- po ition in Morocco. Moroccan ORT Student correct. The school y tern he direct now It would be incorrect becau e ORT enrollment today-just one year that number, and i enroll more than 4,000 student , many later - i 36,000, and still growing. It has reached more people have applied, and continue to apply, of them from the mellah. The mellah growing, simply because for ORT vocational training than ever before: the number of Jews has i Morocco' Jewish economic ghetto, increased who realize that vocational trainin,g i a path out of poverty and to which thousands of Jews are con· into security, out of charity and into independence, out of degradation and legal restrictions, fined , not because of into dignity. but because they cannot afford to leave. These applicants are admitted because ORT doe not run on a quota The homes within it are overcrowded, system: its "quota" is all those who seek to stand proudly on their own, cavelike structures, the treets are nar­ earned, place in the world, and it knows that should it attempt to cut down row and foul, and the inhabitant live the number of its s tudent , it will be hacking off, not numbers, but human with di ea e and near-starvation con­ being . stantly. ORT training ha freed thou­ And these applicant are admitted because ORT, an exceedingly flexible sand of per on from thi environment organization, wi ll, whenever the least bit possible, add one more classroom, by giving them kill which lead im­ purchase one more machine, admit one more student. cannot mediately to lu crative job . But the mo t flexible thing reach a point beyond which they bend or tretch. They must have new material for growth. ORT ha reached Information about WOU, France, this point. Without added help, it must cease growing. If it ceases growing, I rae] and Moro co wlll be given to the applicants will still continue to come, but the schools will just have to convention delegates by the four di­ ay, more and more frequently, "Sorry, no room." rector through formal talk , and also You, by re-enrolling in WAO, can provide the material ORT needs for through discussion sessions in which growth. In this sense, last year's headline is still quite correct: you are very delegates will question and talk with much needed. Do not ask, "Of what help are the dues of one person?" The the director in the informal atmos­ due of one per on might well make the difference between buying a new it, phere of "gab sessions." tool or not buying it, between adding a new classroom or not adding between admitting one more student or saying to him : "Sorry, no room." RE-E ROLL OW. And ask your friend to join. Rosh Hashonah Greetings Women's American From the Editorial Board ORT News The WoME 's AMERICAN ORT 222 Fourth Avenue EW extend to all member and New York 3, N. Y. friend of Women' American ORT best wishe for the ew Year 5720. May this year and all those to come be healthy, happy, and filled with ble ing for you and for those dear to you. May your Ro h ' Hashonah, and all your days, be enriched and gladdened by the knowledge that thousands of men and women can celebrate thi ew Year in security and joy because you, as a supporter of ORT, ha.ve cared for them. HIGHLIGHTS OF WOl1EN 1S AMERICAN ORT CONVENTION MAYFLO\

- Limited invitation Cocktail Reception of~icially opening public exhibit of products from ORT over­ seas Training Centers

Opening Dinner - Ambassadors and Embas~ repre­ sentatives from twenty countries in which ORr operates,to be honored guests

The Honorable Senator Hubert H. Humphrey - Main Speaker l.fr. Max M. Braude, Director General of World ORT Union - Address Other honored guests the Directors of the ORT Programs in France, Israel and Morocco T,H ~O::L'WIEN''S ..A..::tWIEB,XC..A..N' ORGANIZATION FOR REHABILITATION THROUGH TRAINING 0RT 15 BIENNIAL CONVENTION 222 Fourth Avenue, New York 3, N.Y. I ORegon 4-57150

The Mayflower Hotel, Washington D.C.

MRS . JOSEPH C. GAYL National Pres ident BARONESS PIERRE DE GUNZBOURG Honorary Pr esi dent MRS . MAX M. ROSENBERG Convention Chairman August 14, 1959

Dear Sir:

You or your representative are cordi~ invited to attend the 15th Biennial National Convention of Women's American ORT, which will take place September 21st through the 24th in the M~flower Hotel, Washington, D.c. More than 1,000 delegates representing 55;ooo members organized into 400 chapters in 25 states will attend; Women's American ORT is the American Women's Arm of the World ORT Union, a volunta~ agency conducting avoca­ tional rehabilitation program of technical training and education in more than 600 training units in 20 countries, for the displaced, refugee, and indigent Jewish people.

On Monday evening the Convention will officially open with a dinner at which Ambassadors and Embassy representatives from the twent count ·es 1.n w · ch there are inst at1.ons 't-n e onore guests as tribute to their respective governments for their moral and material support of the ORT program. The featured s f the evening will be the Honor- able Hubert H. Humphrey, enator .from Minnesota. uesday mo ng, the ~en1ng sess1.on Wl.ll hear an address qy Drew Pearson. The issues of the Convention and the Convention goals will .focus on the need .for accelerating support to the expanding program of World ORT Union incident to the rapid industrialization of nations, particularly in Europe and in the underdeveloped countries where ORT has its main network- and also in relation to the expansion of all the phases of ORT work for its participation in the program .for the World Refugee Year. The background .for these goals is the pace of industrialization, with at­ tendant .favorable employment opportunities, in many areas which have

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a tremendous increase in ORT student enrollment, par­ precipitated jumped from ticularly in the ORT Vocational High Schools. Enrollment to 36,000 in 1958 -with the heartache of growing wait­ 11,000 in 1955 ORT can ac­ ing lists of qualified applicants, which are greater than commodate. ORT•s social A resolution destined to have far-reaching effect upon both in Jewish life and the communities in which it and economic role of operates will be brought before the Convention by recommendation Board. While the major installations of ORT are of a high the National ORr Centers school and junior college level (3/4 of the students in year high school courses), Women's American ORT has attend 3 and 4 and pre­ called for a rapid expansion of the short term apprenticeship programs, which provide accelerated training in rapid apprenticeship they do not have the stages to large l~ers of populations which while for the higher levels of education, are an untapped, qualifications manpower •. rich reservoir for communities with a need for semi-skilled filling this manpower need, the living standards of tens ot And, while people will be thousands of the most underprivileged and impoverished systematically raised. will prepare to extend all of the facilities of Women's The Convention in rela­ ORT in the light of the World Refugee Year, and also American Government in tion to ORT•s responsibility as the agen~J for the u. s. training aspects of the United States Escapee Program all the vocational organized in Germany and in Austria. In Austria a special ORT program the 1956 Hungarian Revolution, has provided vocational immediately after is to over 6,000 Jewish refugees who fied Hunga.ry, and tod~ training who have re­ still providing training to some 2, 000 Hungarian refugees Vienna. In Poland, in 20 cities, more than 4,000 repatriated mained in in the skills es­ Jews from behind the Iron Curtain are receiving training sential to their emigration to other countries. in the Because of the importance of tvomen' s American ORI' participation ORT Union, many of the International ORT leaders will be program of World Board of among them Dr. William Haber, President of the Central present, World ORT Union; World ORT Union; l'.IT. Max M. Braude, Director General of Director of the ORT Program in France; Mr. J. Oleiski, Mr. F. Schrager, Director of Director of the ORT Program in Israel, and Mr. B. 'trJand-Poiak, the ORT Program in Morocco. of perspectives for the accelerated development and growth Plans and delegates through Women's American ORT will be presented to the Convention reports. The first, a report by Mrs. Joseph C. Geyl, three separate the new goals, National President, entitled '~ew Horizons" will outline - 3 - August 14, 1959

including an extensive campaign of public education in the meaning and the work of ORT, and a plan for the inauguration of a national leader­ ship training school. The second, a "Stewardship" report, presented by Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg, Chairman of the National Executive Committee, will cover a two-year evaluation of the work and achievements of the organization. This assessment will, in effect, measure the present ran~e and capacity of the organization for the new undertakings, posed in the challenge ot the necessity for expanding ORr facilities. A report on organizational perspectives foQusing upon a campaign of membership growth and expansion of the chapters and regions of the organization will be presented by Mr. Nathan Gould, National Executive Director. These three reports will provide the basis for discussion in some twenty separate departmental workshops as well as the plenar.y sessions of the Convention.

For your convenience we are enclosing a list of Convention Highlights which we believe will be timely and newsworthy fer the press. We look forward to the pleasure of meeting you at Convention Time.

Cordially yours 1

Mrs. Albert E. Smith National Publicity Director WOMEN'S AMERICAN ORT SS:as Encl. .Tuesda;y Moming, Sept. 22- Featured Speaker, -Mr. Drew Pearson

Mrs. Joseph c. Ga;yl, National President Wo~en 1 s Ameri­ can ORT - Convention Keynote Address-"New Horizons"

Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg, Chairman National Executive Committee - "Stewardship Report"

Treasure~ 1 s Report -Budget Report Luncheon - First Showing of the 1960 Collection of ORT Fashions from the ORT Schools of Dressmaking and Design of Paris, Vienna, Tunis, Morocco, Iran and Israel Membership awards Afternoon - Plenary Session - Address - "The Situation in Israel, and the OR!' Program" by Mr. Jacob Oleisld., Director of Israeli ORT Workshops of various projects and departments Evening - Intonmal Discussion Sessions - ORT in Western Europe - ORT in Israel - ORT in North Africa - World ORT Union. A series of intimate sessions with the ORT program directors of these areas. Wednesda;y Morning,Sept. 24- Workshops of various projects and departments Luncheon - Address - Mr. Moses A. Leavitt, Executive Vice­ Chairman of American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee France and the ORT Program, by · Hr. F. Sehrager Director of ORT Program in France Tel Aviv AWard (continued) - 2 -

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Wednesd~ Afternoon, Sept. 23 - Plenar,y Session opened b,y Mr. Wand-Polak, Director of ORT Morocco, "North Africa and the ORT Program"

11 "Perspectives - Mr. Nathan Gould, National Executive Director JtJomen' s American ORT Constitution Committee Report Recommendations of Conunissions for ''New Horizons 11 , "Organization" Evening - Informal Discussion Sessions - ORT in Western Europe - ORT in Israel - ORT in North Africa - World Ofi~ Union. A series of intimate sessions with the ORT program directors of these areas. Thursday Morning, Sept. 24 - Reports of Resolution Committee, Workshops, Nominating Committee Election of Officers and National Board Members Luncheon - Address - Dr. William Haber, Chairman of the Central Board of World ORT Union, President of American ORT Federation, Special Consultant to the u.s. Secretar,y of Labor, for 7 years Chairman of the Federal Advisory Council of Emplo.yment and Security, at present a member of Council, since 1936 Professor of Economics at University of Michigan Installation of newly elected officers and National Board, b,y Dr. vJilliam Haber Citations to outgoing presidents of regions and chapters-at-large.

SS:as 8/lb/59 Pro pram

:Jijteenlh &ennia/ r/alionaf Convention

WOMEN/S AMERICAN ORT

IN ORDER TO BE ACCREDITED FOR VOTING, ALL DELEGATES INCLUDING NATIONAL BOARD MEMBERS MUST REGISTER BEFORE THE REPORT OF THE CREDENTIALS COMMIT­ TEE IS MADE ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, AT 9:30A.M.

SEPTEMBER 21-24, 1959 MAYFLOWER HOTEL WASHINGTON, D. C.

"IN THE SKILLS OF WORK REST THE DIGNITY OF MAN AND THE WEALTH OF NATIONS" SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20th, 1959 AFTERNOON SESSION -2:30 P.M.- EAST AND STATE ROOMS Registration ...... :...... Promenade...... lO :30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. MRS. LOUIS CESSINE, P1·esiding Past President, Long Island Region Pre-Convention Full Meetings of Committees and Commissions "NORTH AFRICA AND THE ORT PROGRAM" ...... Mr. Bernard Wand-Polak National Executive Committee .. 11:00 A.M ..... North Rm., Promenade .... Mrs. Max M. RCohse~berg atrman Director, ORT-Morocco Report of Constitution Committee...... Mrs. Samuel Krevit Cons t1·t u t' 10n Comm1 'tt ee ...... 7 :30 . P M .. ... East Room , Promenade...... Mrs. Samuel Krevit. Chatrman National Constitution and By-Laws Chairman PERSPECTIVES ...... Mr. Nathan Gould National E xecutive Director Recommendations of Commissions MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21st, 1959 New Horizons ...... Mrs. Joseph C. Gayl Registration ...... Promenade...... 9 :00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. Organization ...... Mrs. Monroe Rosenthal Pre-Convention Full Meetings of Committees and Commissions Constitution Committee ...... 11 :00 A.M ..... Virginia Room, 2nd floor ....Mrs. SamuCehl ~revit atrman Nominating Committee ...... 11 :00 A.M ..... East Room, Promenade .... Mrs. Alexandcerh ~onoff INFORMAL EVENING SESSION - 9:00 P.M. atrman Buffet Supper...... State Room, Promenade...... 6 :00 P.M. to 8 :00 P.M. Commission on New Horizons .... 11 :00 A.M ..... State Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Joseph C.. Gayl Chatrman Informal question and discussion meeting led by overseas directors from 9:00 P.M. Resolutions Committee ...... 2:00 P.M ..... Maryland Room, 2nd floor ...... Mrs. HyCmha~ Hilf atrman Commission on Organization 2:00 P.M ... .. Jefferson Rm., low. lev ..... Mrs. Monroe Ros~nthal Chatrman THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th, 1959 ~~ MORNING SESSION-9:30A.M.- EAST AND STATE ROOMS Public Exhibition- . "THE WORKS OF THE ORT SCHOOLS" ...... Pan Amencan Room, Promenade...... 6 :30 P.M. MRS. HARRY SHEPHERD, Presiding Past President, Chicago Coordinating Council Reports and Recommendations of Workshops Report of Resolutions Committee...... Mrs. Hyman Hilf Report of Nominating Committee ...... Mrs. Alexander Konoff MRS. MAX M. ROSENBERG, Presiding Election of National Officers and National Board Chairman, 15th Biennial Conven ion The report of the Nominating Committee with the proposed slate will be posted on Wednesday Presentation of Honored Guests ~ on the official Women's American ORT Bulletin Board to be found at the entrance to the State Rooms. National Anthem 1 and East Invocation ...... T~~P · ~·~~f,i Jas~rn~ ~:,~.ner LUNCHEON SESSION - 1 :00 P.M. - GRAND BALLROOM Opening of Convention ...... Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg MRS. MATHILDA LURIE, Presiding Greeting from Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United St~tes ...... Mr .. Leonar~ ~· Sac~io Deputy Director, Internatwnal Cooperatwn Adnnmstratwn Past President, Southern California Coordinating Council ...... Mrs. Joseph Datlof Greetings in the name of the "ORT Country" Embassies ...... His Excellency Herve Alphand Invocation...... Ambassador of France Past President, Delaware Valley Region "VOLUNTARY AGENCIES, OVERSEAS SERVICES, Presentation of W.A.O. Citation for Distinguished Humanitarian ~ervice by Mrs. Josep~ C, Gayl OBJECTIVES RELATIONSHIPS, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS" ...... Mr. Ugo Carusi National Prestdent, Women's Amencan ORT ' Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Response ...... Dr. William Ha~er Address...... Dr. William Haber President, American ORT Fe eratwn President, Central Board of World ORT Union World ORT Union Report...... Mr. Max A. Braude • President, American ORT Ji'ederation Directo'r-General, World OR nwn Citations to Outgoing Presidents ...... Mrs. Joseph C. Gayl Greeting from Izhak Ben-Zvi, President of the State of Israel...... The Hon.or.able Yaa~ov He~zog ...... Dr. William Haber Mtmster PlempoCentwry Installation of National Officers ...... Salute to Honored Guest ...... Mrs. Joseph C. Gayl ADDRESS ...... The Honorable Hubert H. Humphrey United States Senator from Minnesota ADJOURNMENT OF CONVENTION ~ The Newly elected National Board will convene following adjournment of Convention for a brief session in the Virginia Room, second floor. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22nd, 1959 Conference of Presidents of Regions. and C~ap~e~s-at-Large will begin Thursday evening and Registration ...... Promenade ...... 8 :30 A.M. to 9 :30 A.M. continue on Friday, September 25th m the V1rgm1a Room, second floor. ve ()JJt~ rfL ~. o- 1 ) z~.~ 'i ~ . MORNING SESSION - 9:30 A.M. - EAST AND STATE ROOMS Program ...... North Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Jerome Myerson National Program Chairman MRS. JOSEPH GLICK, Presiding Past President, Pittsburgh Region Scholarship ...... Virginia Room, 2nd floor ...... Mrs. Milton Herman National Scholarship Chairman ADDRESS ...... Mr. Drew Pearson Tel Aviv ...... Chinese Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Sidney Senzer Columnist, Publicist, Author National Tel Aviv Project Chairman Welcome from Hostess Region ...... Mrs. Jack C. Oppenheimer Thrift Shop ...... Maryland Room, 2nd floor ...... Mrs. Abraham Brodner President, Washington Region ~ National Thrift Shop Chairman National Board Seating...... Mrs. Joseph C. Gay! Organization of Convention ...... Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg INFORMAL EVENING SESSION - 9:00 P.M. Report of Credentials Committee ...... Mrs. Irving Roth On Tuesday and again on Wednesday beginning at 9 :00 P.M. a close-up view of the overseas pro­ Chairman, Convention Credentials Committee grams with the ORT country directors will be held in four separate and simultaneous sessions, as follows: KEYNOTE ADDRESS ...... Mrs. Joseph C. Gay! Mr. Max A. Braude Mrs. Joseph C. Gay! Report: TWO YEARS OF PROGRESS ...... Mrs. Max M. Rosenberg Directo1·-General, World ORT Union Chairing Chairman, National Executive Committee Mr. Jacob Oleiski Mrs. Sidney Senzer TREASURER'S REPORT ...... Mrs. Alexander Konoff Director, ORT-Israel Chairing National Treasurer Mr. F. Schrager Mrs. William Robinson BUDGET REPORT ...... Mrs. Meyer Klatsky Director, ORT-France Chairing National Budget Chairman Mr. Bernard Wand-Polak Mrs. Leon Bader General Questions and Discussion Director, ORT-Morocco Chairing To facilitate maximum participation of the delegates through productive, informal questions and discussion, the Convention will be divided so that no more than %. of the delegates are present at LUNCHEON - 12:30 P.M. - GRAND BALLROOM any of the four sessions at one time. Admission cards have been made available to the head of each area delegation for distribution. Please attend the sessions indicated on your invitation card. MRS. NATHAN DAVIDMAN, Presiding Past President, Bronx Region 11~ Invocation ...... Mrs. David Dawn Westchester Region WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd, 1959 Greeting...... Mr. Geoffry Thornett MORNING SESSION- 9:30 A.M. to 12 Noon- WORKSHOPS Secretary}, District of Columbia Board of Commissioners Community Relations, U.J.A., B.I.G ...... Maryland Room, 2nd floor ...... Mrs. William Robinson Membership Awards...... Mrs. Irving Roth National U.J.A. Chairman National Membership Chairman Expansion ...... North Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. George Abrams ORT Fashion Show-"SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY" Eastern Expansion Chairman Commentator ...... Mrs. Oscar Chapman Guardianship ...... Chinese Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Leon Bader Arrangements ...... Mrs. Jerome Myerson, National Program Chairman National Guardianship Chairman Mrs. Murray Goldenstein Honor Roll ...... Cabinet Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Murray Goldenstein Miss Joyce Kaplan National Honor Roll Chairman Mrs. Samuel Gendleman, Washington Region M. 0. T ...... State Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Arnold Loth Models ...... Washington Region National M. 0. T. Chairman Pianist...... Mrs. Samuel Bressler ORT Student Health ...... Virginia Room, 2nd floor ...... Mrs. A. Duey Stahl National Health Chairman ~ Publicity...... Jefferson Room, lower level ...... Mrs. Heyman Zimel National Publicity Chairman AFTERNOON SESSION - 2:30 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. - ADDRESS AND WORKSHOPS Special Projects ...... East Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. David Saxe MRS. CHARLES FEINSON, Presiding ~ National Special P1·ojects Chairman Past President, Eastern Massachusetts Region Delegates will remain at tables in Grand Ballroom for the beginning of the afternoon session. LUNCHEON - 12:30 P.M. - GRAND BALLROOM MRS. MILTON HEIMAN, Presiding "ISRAEL AND THE ORT PROGRAM" ...... Mr. Jacob Oleiski Past President, Seattle Chapter-at-Large Director, ORT-Ismel WORKSHOPS (Plenary Session adjourns for meetings of separate workshops) Invocation ...... Mrs. Richard Klaus Past President, Cleveland Region Bulletin ...... Jefferson Room, lower level ...... Mrs. George Klein National Bulletin Chairman "FRANCE AND THE ORT PROGRAM" ...... Mr. F. Schrager Education ...... Cabinet Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Ferdinand Kaufmann Director, ORT-France National Education Coordinator Tel Aviv A wards ...... Mrs. Sidney Senzer National Tel Aviv Project Chairman Membership ...... State Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Irving Roth National Membership Chairman Greetings from Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington ...... Mr. Albert E. Arent President Organization & Structure...... East Room, Promenade ...... Mrs. Monroe Rosenthal National Chairman of Organization & Structure THE WORLD REFUGEE YEAR ...... Mr. Moses A. Leavitt Executive Vice-President, American-Jewish Joint Distribution Committee NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

MRS. JOSEPH C. GA YL BARONESS PIERRE DE GUNZBOURG National President Hono?·ary President MRS. MAX M. ROSENBERG Chairman of National E xecutive Committee

VICE-PRESIDENTS MRS. HARRY BECKER MRS. ARNOLD LOTH Southern and Midwestern Expansion Maintenance ORT Training MRS. LOUIS GRODSKY MRS. IRVING ROTH Southern and Midwestern E xpansion Membership MRS. MAX LAEMMLE MRS. SIDNEY SENZER Western Liaison Tel A viv MRS. ISADORE SIMON Midwestern Liaison and E xpansion

Treasurer and Chainnan of United Jewish Appeal Administrative Committee MRS. WILLIAM ROBINSON MRS. ALEXANDER KONOFF Allegheny E xpansion Financial Secretary MRS. IRVING WOLFSON MRS. HYMAN HILF Bulletin Recording Secreta?'Y and Scholarship MRS. GEORGE KLEIN MRS. MILTON HERMAN Eastern E xpansion Co?-responding Secretary and H ealth MRS. GEORGE ABRAMS MRS. A. DUEY STAHL Program Parliamentarian and Special Projects MRS. JEROME MYERSON MRS. DAVID SAXE Speakers' Bureau Budget Committee Chair?nan MRS. HARRY BANNER MRS. MEYER KLATSKY State of Israel Bonds Const·itution MR&ALBERTJ.FELDMAN MRS. SAMUEL KREVIT Thrift Shop Education Coordinator MRS. ABRAHAM BRODNER MRS. FERDINAND KAUFMANN Representative from Advisory Board Guardianship-Social Assistance DR. ANNA P. BOUDIN MRS. LEON BADER MRS. ALEXANDER DOLOWITZ Honor Roll President of Southern Califwnia MRS. MURRAY GOLDENSTEIN Coordinating Council Organization and Structure MRS. HARRIET ROLAND MRS. MONROE ROSENTHAL President of Chicago Coordinating Publicity Council MRS. HEYMAN ZIMEL MRS. WALTER FREEDMAN

NATHAN GOULD, Executive Director

NATIONAL CONVENTION COMMITTEES MRS. MAX M. ROSENBERG National Convention Chairman Constitution ...... MRS. SAMUEL KREVIT Credentials ...... MRS. IRVING ROTH Exhibits and Fashion Show ...... MRS. JEROME MYERSON Hospitality ...... MRS. HARRY BECKER Nominations ...... MRS. ALEXANDER KONOFF Publicity ...... MRS. HEYMAN ZIMEL Resolutions ...... MRS. HYMAN HILF Secretary ...... MRS. MILTON HERMAN Timekeeper ...... MRS. LEONARD SAMPSON

LOCAL CONVENTION COMMITTEES MRS. MANUEL HOLLANDER Local Arrangements Chair?nan Washington Region President ...... MRS. JACK C. OPPENHEIMER Secretary ...... MRS. DAVID TOURKIN Fashion Show ...... MRS. SAMUEL GENDLEMAN Hostesses ...... MRS. MANUEL POLISHER Publicity and Hotel Arrangements...... MRS. ROSCOE C. SPRINGER Meal Reservations ...... MRS. BERNARD LEVY Decorations ...... MRS. LEON TASHOF Guest Book ...... MRS. H. A. MEYERSBURG Dolls ...... MRS. FANNIE BIALEK

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