The Denver Jewish news., 1924-05-29

TO another town. and n school of car
pentry comes to take its place. In
this way. one large school, separated |
into its various divisions, rotates with |
in n certain region, allowing enough
time to clapse between one visit and
another to insure Il new line of pros
pective students. sod. .,.
However, the young students are not
the only ones who must be provided
for. There are also older artisans who
have picked up IL knowledge OF ihelr
trades in the previous years, but who
nrc very much behind times as far
rs modern methods are concerned
There are. for instance, in the sec
lions around Lodz, in which the cloth
industry is concentrated, host ot
wvayers, who, because of antisemitism,
were unable to learn the art of me
chnnical weaving then the machine dls-
placed the hand, and who were there
fore gradually pushed out of their
positions by other workers. For them
special courses had to be arranged,
which meant. in turn, the establish
ment of miniature weaving factories
completely outfitted. This, tco, the ort
did. with the result that Jewish weaV-
ers are reassuming their equality with
the others and regaining their positions.
They also have the advantage of having
been given courses in textiles, so that
their knowledge actually becomes su-
perior to that possessed by those who
would not allow them into The shops
In the same way, II spinning factory
was built in Bialystock, where already
Inexperienced spinncrs were taught the
newest development of their trade. The
highest form of these advanced school
is the School of Furniture Making in
Warsaw. where carpenters are Taught
not only the Fundamentals. hut also the
artistic elements involved in the making
of furniture. Also, there is the School
of Advanced Drcssmaking in Brest-
Litovak. where designing and the finer
| side of tailoring are taught.
In the years Immediately following
the end of the war, some of the work
| ms for instance. the sending across of
trained agriculturists to Russia. was
done in conjunction with the Joint Dis
tributiCn committee IN September,
1928. the Ort wnS amal;lnntcd with
the Peoples Relief committee, but in
| March. 1924, after seven months of
joint activity, an agreement was reach
ed which dissolved the consolidation.
The American Ort is now to con-
tnue on its original separate basis.
And the work the organization has
before il is far from complete. The
new restricted immigration laws have
demonstrated the fact that turning To
| agriculture and to technical trades Is
no longer optional with the European
Jew. 1t is absolutely imperative. Now.
even if he should want TO wander for
the sake of wandering. he cannot.
| There will he no new doors open to
him.
But, as was stated in the opening
paragraph. the Jew is not Il wandering
type. That he has earned the reputa-
tion heretofore has been purely the re
suit of circumstances over which he
had no control. The Ort has since 1850
been trying to help him settle himself
into his native soil. From Il small
temporary committee, it has grown to
a full-tledged organization, which has
woven II veritable network of activity
over the Jewish population of Central
| and Eastern Europe. u.
| The Ort and its work appeal to all
Jews. no matter what their beliefs in
regard TO anything else may be. The
| task involved in rebuilding Jewish life
in Europe on n basis of sane productive
labor is II stuDendops one, But it is
something which must take place. The
facility and the case with which if is
done depend on the resources the Ort
will have mt its disposal.