What is an Israeli kibbutz and how do people live in it (4 photos)

Kibbutzim are communes that are created on the basis of common property, dividing it equally, but not only.





The first kibbutz Dgania, which is still flourishing, became a model for a bold new social experiment, which largely determined Israeli culture and put on the pedestal of many state figures of the revived nation, scientists and artists.

Celebrating a century of achievement, the Kibbutz movement controls 273 active kibbutzim, half of which were founded before 1948. Now, going through a period of reorganization and revival after the reduction membership, kibbutzim continue to be vital parts of Israeli society.

What is a kibbutz

Kibbutz, in Hebrew meaning "gathering", "collective", - Israeli collective settlement, usually agricultural but an industrial one is also possible, in which all wealth is in common use. Profits are reinvested in the settlement after participants were provided with food, clothing and housing, as well as social and medical services.



Kibbutz from above

Adults have separate quarters, but children usually placed separately. Cooking and eating are common. WITH Since the founding of Israel in 1948, settlements have become more secluded in regard to person and property. Kibbutzim, which are usually being built on land leased from the Jewish National Fund, policy is determined weekly.

“The kibbutz was founded by Jewish youth whose purpose was take responsibility for the creation of the state,” says Muki Zur, former secretary of the Kibbutz movement and teacher of Jewish kibbutz culture. By the way, about why in Israel they burn bread at the stake, we wrote earlier.





Movement history

The first kibbutz already mentioned was founded in Palestine in 1909. Others were created in subsequent years, and to At the beginning of the 21st century, there were more than 250 kibbutzim in Israel with a total with a population of over 100,000 people. Early kibbutzim in Palestine actually looked like relatively small teams that gradually evolved into a larger and expanded collective a community known as a kibbutz.



One of the kibbutzim

Kibbutzim still contribute to the economy and leadership Israel, which is disproportionately large compared to the relatively a small proportion of kibbutzim in the country's population.

Converting Ancient Hebrew from Written to Spoken language was a monumental task, largely accomplished the youth of the kibbutz. Members were required to speak only Hebrew, and this often led to the invention and popularization of words for modern needs. “It was a free society and people could leave whenever they wanted and most did leave,” Tzur says. — But in a kibbutz other people came with dreams and aspirations and wrote a new volume the life of society."