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Kibbutz Kfar Masaryk. A kibbutz (Hebrew: קִבּוּץ / קיבוץ, lit. ' gathering, clustering '; pl.: kibbutzim קִבּוּצִים / קיבוצים) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania.
The Kibbutz operates under the premise that all income generated by the Kibbutz and its members goes into a common pool. This income is used to run the Kibbutz, make investments, and guarantee mutual and reciprocal aid and responsibility between members.
Oct 11, 2023 · Nearby Kfar Aza is a kibbutz of about 765 that is home to a successful plastic business, with an annual turnover of about $300 million, and a sound and lighting company that has outfitted shows...
A kibbutz is a type of settlement which is unique to Israel. A collective community, traditionally based on agriculture, the first kibbutz was called Deganya and was founded by pioneers in 1910. Today, there are over 270 kibbutzim in Israel and they have diversified greatly since their agricultural beginnings with many now privatized. Regardless of their status, the kibbutz offers a unique ...
Oct 12, 2023 · What is a kibbutz? The roots of Israel's communal villages where violence raged The small, quiet enclaves have long thrived on leftist ideas about collective living. Those located near Gaza ...
Oct 10, 2023 · HaGoshrim Kibbutz in northern Israel was struggling financially until the community invested in producing a tool for women’s hair removal in the 1980s. Be’eri, one of the kibbutzim that was ...
Sep 26, 2024 · Kibbutz, Israeli collective settlement, usually agricultural and often also industrial, in which all wealth is held in common. Profits are reinvested in the settlement after members have been provided with food, clothing, and shelter and with social and medical services.
Pooling the talents of kibbutz members all over the country, the kibbutz movements sponsor a number of professional groups, including a symphony orchestra, chamber ensembles, modern and folk dance troupes, choirs and a theater company, which perform regularly in Israel and abroad.
Oct 12, 2023 · Kibbutz residents have been killed and taken hostage at a scale that has shocked those who escaped unscathed. The kibbutz is a uniquely Israeli phenomenon with a significant cultural legacy and...
1 day ago · Israeli journalist Amir Tibon and his family survived the Oct. 7 attack in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, on the Gaza border. His book tells the story of the kibbutz, from its founding to the attack's aftermath.
