Upcoming Events
The latest happenings at ORT America.
Join us for a professionally curated virtual tour of the Jewish Museum of Florida / FIU exhibit: Judith Leiber – Master Craftsman. Explore the life, work and legacy of the Holocaust survivor, a fearless woman ahead of her time.
Donors from around the country are invited to join with the ORT Florida region for this event.
To register online, visit www.ortamerica.org/FLLeiber / cost $20 per person
For more information – please contact risaacson@ORTamerica.org
Coronavirus was a wake-up call to the growing digital divide in Israel and around the world. What has changed regarding expectations in education due to Coronavirus? How could advances in EdTech impact Israel’s periphery? What obstacles and challenges are impeding further advancement?
Guest Speakers: Laura Gilinski, VP of Philanthropic Partnerships, Start-up Nation Central (moderator) •Avi Washvsky, CEO @ MIndCET •Leehee Feldman, Legal and Strageic Consultant – Education, Innovation and Technology •Moshe Leiba, Chief Informal Education officer, World ORT Kadima Mada
Open to all
For more information – please contact bbirch@ORTamerica.org
Webinar Series in Spanish highlighting ORT programs
For more information – please contact sdrysdale@ortamerica.org
Join ORT Chicago for happy hour in your own backyard!
Relax, reconnect, and learn something you may not know about ORT.
Spend an hour with friends from across the Chicago region via Zoom! Have a seat in your backyard, on your porch, or wherever you can get comfortable and enjoy a cool drink while you reconnect.
This is also a unique opportunity to learn about a piece of ORT’s work you may not be familiar with. We will be joined by Celeste Angus, World ORT Director of International Cooperation (IC). ORT’s IC work supports economic and social development in underserved communities around the world through local vocational training and technical assistance.
ORT en Espanol highlights the experiences of guest speakers whose roots are in the Jewish communities of Latin America. The event is in Spanish.
ORT America Presenta:
ORT en Español
20 de Agosto
08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (EDT)
El contenido de los eventos será exclusivamente en español y será interactivo.
ORT America invites you to join us virtually for a special screening of the award winning documentary film – COMPLICIT. The Untold Story of why the Roosevelt Administration denied safe haven to Jewish Refugees
Awards Won:
2014 Official Selection – Montreal World Film Festival
2014 1st prize – Rhode Island International Film Festival – Judaica Category
2020 – Special Screening to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz – George Washington University
Q & A with Producer/Director: Robert Krakow
$36 per person. Sponsorship levels are available and all include admission.
*This event is sponsored by the Florida Region.
For more information or to RSVP by phone, call 561-997-1071 or email risaacson@ortamerica.org
Started in 1975, the ORT Michigan Rub-a-Dub fundraiser is regularly attended by over 500 people and is the premier charity event of the summer in Detroit. This year, ORT Michigan is publishing a virtual journal with ads placed by donors honoring first responders and frontline workers.
For more information or to place an ad in the journal – please contact nmiller@ORTamerica.org
Virtual screening of documentary celebrating the 140 year anniversary of World ORT.
For more information – contact tweiss@ORTamerica.org
Webinar Series in Spanish highlighting ORT programs
For more information – please contact sdrysdale@ortamerica.org
Virtual gathering to review the new strategic plan for the organization, recognize our generous donors and learn about ORT’s innovative programs.
For more information – contact tweiss@ORTamerica.org