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Synagogue Destroyed; Assessment Information Difficult to Obtain In Aftermath of Chilean Earthquake; Immediate Fundraising Key
(March 4, 2010) Chile’s approximately 20,000 Jews
are concentrated in the capital Santiago and are not known to have
suffered any significant damage from the earthquake that struck the
country last Saturday. However, in a sign of how difficult it is to dig
information out of the worst-hit parts of the country, it has only now
emerged that the Masorti Synagogue in Chile’s second city, Concepción,
was destroyed during the 8.8 temblor, one of the most powerful ever
recorded. ORT Chile National Director Mr. Marcelo Lewkow is hopeful the
situation will stabilize enough for him to visit the hardest hit areas
and assess the condition of 13 affected schools ORT is partnered with.
For 20 years ORT Chile has been enhancing the
education of non-Jewish communities throughout the country. With the
financial backing of the Coca-Cola Foundation and Telefonica, Chile’s
leading telecommunications operator, ORT Chile has brought modern
technology and know-how to scores of schools including 13 situated in
the areas hardest hit by the latest natural disasters such as San Pedro
de la Paz, Talcahuano, Tome, Lota and Constitucion on the coast and
inland at Chillan and Talca.
ORT’s Partnership with Oldest Jewish School in Mexico City Officially Begins (March 1, 2010) Today the historic partnership between ORT and Mexico’s oldest Jewish school, Colegio Israelita de Mexico (CIM), began with a ceremony in Mexico City. The partnership marks the realization of a long-held desire by ORT Mexico to have a school in country, allowing Mexican Jewish students access to ORT’s high-technology based teaching programs.
ORT Colleges In Moscow And Strasbourg Fashion Strong Ties (Jan 2010): ORT Strasbourg is preparing to host a group of a half-dozen Russian fashion design students in April as spend a week joining in classes and collaborating with their French peers.
World ORT Invests in Project to Make Israel Smart (Feb 2010) At the forefront of an educational and social revolution in Israel, World ORT, through its Kadima Mada(Science Journey) program, is implementing a three-year, multi-million dollar project to install more than 400 “smart classrooms” in the country’s north, benefiting about 40,000 students every year.
New Opportunities For Women In Tirat HaCarmel (Feb 2010) World ORT's Kadima Mada initiatives are helping women of Tirat HaCarmel who are struggling with economic hardship to gain new marketable skills and find new job opportunities.
Interactive Exhibits Prove Magnetic Attraction For Students (Jan 2010): World ORT's Mobile Science Museum, a series of five interactive exhibits, travels through Israel "opening up new horizons for young people” and encouraging them to study science.
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Interactive Exhibits Prove Magnetic Attraction For Students