The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/world-ort/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 01:11:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png World ORT | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/world-ort/ 32 32 Global initiatives virtually commemorate the Holocaust — in a very real way https://www.timesofisrael.com/global-initiatives-virtually-commemorate-the-holocaust-in-a-very-real-way/ Fri, 27 Jan 2017 09:37:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1548561 Meaningful social media campaigns by Israel's Yad Vashem and the World Jewish Congress make history and remembrance accessible to all ages

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]]> Thousands of Israeli students help to build robotic future https://www.timesofisrael.com/thousands-of-israeli-students-help-to-build-robotic-future/ Mon, 18 Mar 2013 04:09:26 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=412104 Kids in Israeli schools are getting lots of experience in robot technology, thanks to two major contests

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]]> Three years after deadly earthquake, Jewish groups wrap up Haiti aid https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-years-after-deadly-earthquake-jewish-groups-wrap-up-haiti-aid/ Tue, 11 Dec 2012 01:58:02 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=309268 As funds run low, most organizations are assessing successes and failures while shifting their attention elsewhere

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]]> War no excuse to miss school, thanks to innovative smart classroom tech https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-no-excuse-to-miss-school-thanks-to-innovative-smart-classroom-tech/ Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:11:55 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=284986 Kids holed up in bomb shelters can attend class long-distance, via a program by World ORT called the Schulich Canada Smart Classroom Initiative

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]]> Study hard, Kiss rocker tells kids https://www.timesofisrael.com/kiss-rocker-tells-kids-to-study-hard-and-make-their-own-luck/ Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:03:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=228160 Gene Simmons offers some more advice, this time to ORT students in Tirat HaCarmel, his hometown

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]]> Righting a geographical wrong https://www.timesofisrael.com/righting-a-geographical-wrong/ Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:59:46 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=219154 A new advanced studies program in the north and south gives students the opportunities that, until now, only big city kids had

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]]> Kindergarten kids graduate from ABCs to robot building https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-year-olds-build-robots-in-innovative-israeli-program/ Thu, 26 Jul 2012 09:27:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=172062 Five-year-olds get head start for high-tech economy in World ORT program

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]]> Firefighter robot contest winner heading to US for finals https://www.timesofisrael.com/firefighter-robot-contest-winner-heading-to-u-s-for-finals/ Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:36:05 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=21290 Three teams from a high school in northern Israel beat out some 40 other competitors to win the top three spots in the Roboner competition

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