Ort

... Alexander Kahn, General Manager of thr Jewish Daily Forward; Chaim Weintraub, “Ort”; Rabbi Mordechai Kirshblum, ...

ORT, whose trade schools taught useful vocations to Jewish youth as well as to older people; Oze-Toz, which provided medical care and social services for Jewish children; Linas Hatzedek, whose members stayed with sick people in their homes and helped them in every way possible; Linas Cholim, which offered finan- cial. assistance to sick, destitute Jews; Centos which addressed the needs of Jewish orphans; Women’s Pro- tection Association, which gave aid and comfort to Jewish women who were in trouble, provided employ- ment for older women and young girls, offered courses in housework, etc.; Marpei, an organization for disabled Jewish veterans offering medical assistance for them and their families; Gemilus Chasadim, which provided needy Jews with interest-free loans; and Maachal Kasher, an organization that supplied Jewish soldiers and prisoners with kosher food. ...