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A Kibbutz
(Hebrew:
קיבוץ, plural: kibbutzim (Hebrew:
קיבוצים), lit. gathering
or together) is an Israeli collective community. The movement combines socialism and
Zionism in a
form of practical Labor Zionism, founded at a time when independent
farming was not practical or perhaps more correctly - not practicable. Forced
by necessity into communal life, and inspired by their own ideology, the
kibbutz members developed a pure communal mode of living that attracted
interest from the entire world. While the kibbutzim lasted for several
generations as utopian
communities, most of today's kibbutzim are scarcely different from the
capitalist enterprises and regular towns to which the kibbutzim were originally
supposed to be alternatives. Today, farming has been partially abandoned in
many cases, with hi-tech
industries very common in their place.
NY TIMES
The Kibbutz Sheds Socialism and Gains Popularity
By
ISABEL KERSHNER
Rina
Castelnuovo for The New York Times
A
day care center in Kibbutz Nachshon in Israel. The kibbutz has joined a trend
toward privatization of its operations.
Israel’s kibbutzim are once again thriving, attracting new members with a mellower version of collective living.
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