Tag: ORT
‘Education for Life’: World ORT head Dan Green describes priorities, challenges of past two...
After spending a little more than a week in the United States this month, Dan Green, director general and CEO of World ORT, reflected on his visit and the changes since his last trip before...
ORT starts national program dedicated to building future Jewish leaders
ORT America welcomes 14 participants to its new National Leadership CohORT Program, an exclusive 18-month leadership development, learning and mentoring opportunity for the organization’s future leaders.
“Having new faces join our ranks as we embark on our...
ORT graduates’ fintech firm makes history on New York Stock Exchange
Two Universidad ORT Uruguay graduates made history when the fintech startup they head was floated on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Jacobo Singer and Sebastián Kanovich are president and CEO, respectively, of DLocal, a payment platform...
World ORT launches STEM project for girls in Ghana, backed by UNESCO
World ORT is leading an innovative training project in Ghana to promote computer courses led by women for young girls.
Backed by a UNESCO grant, the Women STEM Trainers program in the coastal town of...
$11 million donation to boost renovations at Israeli youth village near Gaza border
A major renovation project will transform the Kfar Silver Youth Village in Israel after World ORT secured a substantial investment from one of British Jewry’s leading philanthropic foundations.
The Gerald and Gail Ronson Family Foundation...
World ORT marks 140th anniversary, highlighting education in 30-plus nations
More than 300 people from the United States, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Russia, South Africa and across Europe joined an online session that marked the 140th anniversary of World ORT, the global education network,...
California day-school student homes in on Israeli education for ‘tzedakah’ project
A Jewish day-school student has visited ORT projects in Israel after researching the organization’s work for her school tzedakah project.
Karen Glenn, a 12-year-old at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School in Palo Alto, Calif., decided to research...