ORT UK raises funds through communal events to support World ORT in its mission to make an Impact Through Education.
ORT UK also runs local programs, including the ORT JUMP Mentoring Program and the ORT JUMP Employability Programs, equipping young people with the skills, knowledge, and confidence to pursue their career goals.
The ORT JUMP Mentoring Program was created in 2009 and has matched thousands of high school students with mentors across a vast array of professions. Mentors help their mentees to explore their field of work, obtain essential workplace skills, and gain the confidence to pursue a career in their chosen industry.
ORT UK was founded in 1921 as British ORT, to fundraise for the World ORT Union’s international projects and teach skilled trades to Jewish communities trapped in poverty.
In 1939, it facilitated the rescue of more than 100 students and staff from the ORT school in Nazi-occupied Berlin, offering them a new home and creating an ORT school in the UK, just days before war broke out.
Post-war, British ORT provided camp survivors with a range of vocational training from nautical skills to dressmaking. It also established a training farm for those intending to move to Israel.
Spain
Spain is home to two ORT affiliated schools, together bringing more than 700 students to our network.
United States
The United States is, through the work of ORT America, the largest global source of ORT fundraising.
Czech Republic
Since 2005, ORT has partnered with the Lauder School of Prague, the ethos of which is to establish a warm and communal atmosphere.