Joseph Spivack; Co-Founder of Chapters of Jewish Organization

Joseph Spivack, 91, one of the founders of the American chapters of ORT, the Jewish Organization for Rehabilitation and Training. Inspired by a visit to ORT schools in Rome and Israel more than 30 years ago, Spivack founded a chapter in Cleveland, which was the forerunner of the more than 50 American ORT chapters today. Worldwide, there are 250,000 students in 50 countries receiving vocational-technical training and Jewish education. When Spivack moved to Los Angeles in 1980, he established a chapter that is one of the largest in the American ORT system. In Los Angeles on Aug. 30.