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PAGE 24 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE February 14, 1986
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technological training, as well as
intensifying our activities in this
country,” says Mrs. White. “For
years Women’s American ORT has
been deeply involved in the fight
for quality public education, in
upgrading vocational training and
careereducation, expanding oppor
tunities for young people, and help
ing insure continuity of the Jewish
heritage. We have always worked
to protect pluralism and democracy
in this country and championed
human rights here and overseas.”
A gentle, soft-spoken woman,
Mrs. White—who lives in Spring-
field, N.J.—clearly takes fierce pride
in the organization and its accom
plishments.
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centers of Jewish life around the
world and a growing acknowledge
ment of the size of today’s Ameri
can Jewish community, the organ
ization has recognized the need to
refocus some of its energies. Added
emphasis will be placed on Ameri
can programs, bringing them into
line with overseas operations. Plans
are under way to expand the scope
of domestic programs.
Gertrude S. White, national pre
sident of Women’s American ORT,
points out, however, that the pro
grams and policies of the organiza
tion remain essentially the same.
“We intend to maintain the same
level of commitment to the global
ORT program of vocational and
Special to The Southern Israelite
Women’s Ameiean ORT—one
of the oldest and largest Jewish
women’s volunteer organizations
in the country—announced a deci
sive change in the focus of its oper
ations at its recent 28th Biennial
National Convention. The change
reflects the shift in global Jewish
demographics and increasing em
phasis on Women’s American ORT
domestic programs.
In recent years, as the Jewish
population in North Africa and
Iran has been systematically driven
out, the ORT programs which once
flourished in those countries have
all but ceased to exist. With fewer
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“Any changes we make,” she
continues, “are designed to streng
then our program and help make
us even more effective.”
Reese Feldman, of Tenafly, N.J.,
who is chairman of the national
executive committee, notes that
the modified structure will also
help accommodate the changing
lifestyles and expectations of many
of the volunteers.
“Our membership was once based
primarily—although never ex
clusively— on women who didn’t
work outside the home,” says Mrs.
Feldman. “They were the back
bone of this organization. We have
to recognize that today, the major
ity of our members are working
women with less time than they
once had to devote to organiza
tional work. No woman’s organi
zation can ignore this basic fact.
Nevertheless, these same women
do not wish to give up the satisfac
tion and fulfillment volunteer work
brings.”
What Women’s American ORT
has done is to redefine internal
responsibilities so that they can be
shared. This allows working women
to participate effectively in the or
ganization, while recognizing the
limits on the time they are able to
devote.
The four-day convention brought
together top leaders from nearly
1,300 chapters around the United
States.
The Atlanta delegation was led
by Beth Smith, region president.
Other representatives were Judi
Neiss, Delcy Harber, Sari Lafferty,
Lnor Levine, Holly Decker, Denise
Shub, Hilly Panovka and Sandra
Gurian. Also in attendance were
Ruth Rothfarb, national vice pres
ident, and District VI delegates
Bunnie Taratoot, Elaine Gruenhut,
Lynda Walker, Beverly Aaron and
Esther Brody.
ORT—the vocational, technical
and scientific education program
of the Jewish people—has been in
operation since 1880. It was origi
nally founded in czarist Russia, to
train Jews for professions from
which they had been traditionally
excluded. Today, OR I is a global
network comprising 800 schools
with an annual enrollment of
130,000 students.
Women’s American OR I was
founded in 1927. It is the largest of
the ORT membership organiza
tions. In this country, the Bramson
ORT Technical Institute in New
York City, the Los Angeles ORT
Technical Institute, and a series of
programs operated through the
Jewish Day School movement in
Florida, represent OR Fs opera
tional contribution to quality edu
cation in America.
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