Technicum teachers and ORT personnel took care of programmes,
the organisation of the teaching process, improvement of instruction
and equipment.
Everyone was proud of the school publishing house, which
published technical literature used for instruction in Yiddish. The
only serious Yiddish publishing house of its kind in the Vilnius area,
it published books on electrical and steam machines, heat engines,
steam boilers, thermodynamics, resistance of material, etc.
During its 19 years of operation the school trained more than 600
technicians; of whom 80 per cent had emigrated. Indeed, it would be
difficult to find a country in the world where no single Jew with an
ORT Vilna graduation certificate had worked. Some graduates later
continued their studies at polytechnic schools in Belgium and
France or in Haifa and worked as engineers after graduation. There
was not a single factory owned by Jews in the Vilnius area, nor a
technical bureau, sawmill, or a windmill which did not employ the
vocational school’s graduates. Many graduates found jobs with large
firms such as the Elektrit radio factory, engineer Kavenokis’
technical bureau, the paper factory in Valkininkai, the Kinkulkinas-
owned windmill and others.
The Technicum had a large collection of letters by former students
from all over the world. They did not forget the Technicum,
expressed their gratitude in the letters, were interested in its
activities, and wrote about their working experience and
achievements.
the organisation of the teaching process, improvement of instruction
and equipment.
Everyone was proud of the school publishing house, which
published technical literature used for instruction in Yiddish. The
only serious Yiddish publishing house of its kind in the Vilnius area,
it published books on electrical and steam machines, heat engines,
steam boilers, thermodynamics, resistance of material, etc.
During its 19 years of operation the school trained more than 600
technicians; of whom 80 per cent had emigrated. Indeed, it would be
difficult to find a country in the world where no single Jew with an
ORT Vilna graduation certificate had worked. Some graduates later
continued their studies at polytechnic schools in Belgium and
France or in Haifa and worked as engineers after graduation. There
was not a single factory owned by Jews in the Vilnius area, nor a
technical bureau, sawmill, or a windmill which did not employ the
vocational school’s graduates. Many graduates found jobs with large
firms such as the Elektrit radio factory, engineer Kavenokis’
technical bureau, the paper factory in Valkininkai, the Kinkulkinas-
owned windmill and others.
The Technicum had a large collection of letters by former students
from all over the world. They did not forget the Technicum,
expressed their gratitude in the letters, were interested in its
activities, and wrote about their working experience and
achievements.
The library had the latest books, mostly in German,
Russian, Polish, French and English. Published technical
books in Yiddish were rare. Teachers and engineers – I.
Trokas, M. Schreiber, A. Kremeris, M. Gordonas, L.
Rozenšteinas, E. Finas – wrote teaching aids in Yiddish
themselves. Teaching aids on higher mathematics,
electric power substations, water turbines, steam boilers,
chemistry, etc. were prepared.
Russian, Polish, French and English. Published technical
books in Yiddish were rare. Teachers and engineers – I.
Trokas, M. Schreiber, A. Kremeris, M. Gordonas, L.
Rozenšteinas, E. Finas – wrote teaching aids in Yiddish
themselves. Teaching aids on higher mathematics,
electric power substations, water turbines, steam boilers,
chemistry, etc. were prepared.
ORT Vilna Technicum Library: technical drawing and design section,
1920–1930. World ORT Archive
Covers of electrotechnical text
books by teacher, Engineer
Kremer, published by the ORT
Vilna Technicum, 1934 and
1936. World ORT Archive
The Technicum canteen, 1920–1930. World ORT Archive
Students in the physics laboratory, 1920–1930.
World ORT Archive
Members of the teachers board of the ORT Vilna Technicum, 1935. World ORT Archive
