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kibbutzIsraeli communal collective settlement with collective ownership of all property and earnings, collective organization of work and decision-making, and communal housing for children. A modified version, the Moshav Shitufi, is similar to the collective farms that were typical of the USSR. Other Israeli cooperative rural settlements include the Moshav Ovdim, which has equal opportunity, and the similar but less strict Moshav settlement. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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His utopian image of Israel is shattered, though, first by the cranky kibbutzniks, then by his rather brutal experiences in military training and as a prison guard. A brilliant, unabashedly political playwright (Angels in America), he is also a nostalgic Marxist who apparently longs for the early Israeli days of brave Central European socialists and folk-singing kibbutzniks. Signs posted on beaches declare that only relatives of kibbutzniks living nearby may use the beaches. |
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