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1880
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A small group of Russian Jews petition Czar
Alexander II for permission to establish a fund for the aid of
needy Jews (Society for the Promotion of Handicrafts and
Agriculture Among the Jews).
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1881-1906 |
More than one million rubles is raised;
12,000 students are trained in manual skills. |
1914-1919
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ORT's cooperative workshops, soup
kitchens and credit offices help keep thousands from
starvation during World War I.
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1921
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The World ORT Union is established.
Within a year, the organization includes 54 affiliate
groups in Eastern Europe, nine in Western Europe and one
in the United States.
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1927
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Women's American ORT is established in
Brooklyn, N.Y.
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1930s
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Before World War II, ORT programs serve
more than 400,000 people.
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1946-1951
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After World War II, more than 80,000
displaced persons are trained in ORT schools and classes.
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1948
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The State of Israel is established.
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1949
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ORT Israel begins operations and expands
rapidly. Communist governments force the closing of ORT
programs in Eastern Europe.
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1950
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ORT begins operations in Algeria,
Morocco, Tunisia and Iran.
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1959
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The Syngalowski Center in Tel Aviv is
built by Women's American ORT.
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1960s
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The influx of hundreds of thousands of
North African Jews places increasing demands upon ORT
France.
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1970s
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Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay become
major sites of operation for ORT Latin America.
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1976
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The ORT School of Engineering opens at
Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
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1977
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Bramson ORT Technical Institute opens
in New York City.
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1980
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ORT celebrates its 100th anniversary.
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1985
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The Los Angeles ORT Technical Institute
(LAOTI) opens.
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1989
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The ORT Braude International Institute
of Technology in Karmiel, Israel, is dedicated with a
$10-million grant from WAO.
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1990-1991
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After a 60-year absence, ORT returns to
its roots in the Soviet Union with a new school in Moscow.
The Zarem/Golde ORT Technical Institute opens in
Chicago.
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1992
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An advanced electronics and automation
laboratory is opened at ORT India in Bombay. ORT continues
to function as the educational and cultural center of the
Indian Jewish community.
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1993
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ORT Israel graduates its 400,000th
student, an emigrant from the former Soviet Union.
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1994
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ORT Braude is formally accredited as an
academic institution, granting the four-year Bachelor of Technology
degree in Engineering and its name changed to the ORT Braude International
College of Technology.
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1994-1995
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ORT facilities are dedicated in Moscow
and St. Petersburg.
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1996
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The ORT-STEP Institute in South Africa
graduates its first class, with Nelson Mandela conferring
the degrees.
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1997
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Women's American ORT celebrates its
70th year.
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2002
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An international effort is mounted by
ORT to meet the urgent needs of ORT students in Argentina
to help pay for additional psychologists and therapists,
as well as providing coupons for hot meals, bus rides,
medical assistance and added security.
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2003
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Five ORT Israel students from ORT Kiryat
Motzkin School in Haifa are chosen to launch their award winning
experiment onboard the NASA STS-107 Space Shuttle, Columbia.
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2006
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The leadership of both American ORT (AORT)
and Women's American ORT (WAORT) agree to consolidate the two
organizations into ORT America, so they can unite their messages
and speak with one more powerful voice on behalf of ORT in the United States.
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2007
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ORT America is born.
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