- Urban kibbutz
An urban kibbutz ( _he. קיבוץ עירוני, "Kibbutz Ironi") is a form of
kibbutz which is located within an existing city. There are currently just over 100 inIsrael , totalling around 2,000 members. [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=947489&contrassID=0&subContrassID=0 What is an urban kibbutz?] Haaretz]Although there were attempts to form urban kibbutzim in the early 20th century, their success was limited and most failed. [ [http://www.thejewishadvocate.com/this_weeks_issue/columnists/reinharz/?content_id=2834 An Urban Kibbutz in Jerusalem] The Jewish Advocate, 7 March 2008] The idea was revived in the 1970s when they were established as co-operative communities by former kibbutz members and
Nahal graduates. They were created as a way of retaining the kibbutz lifestyle whilst moving into mainstream society, but more recently have been seen as a way of combatting social problems; inHaifa the city council asked members of theHaNoar HaOved VeHaLomed youth group to form an urban kibbutz in the Hadar neighbourhood in order to work with at-risk children. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/806078.html Urban kibbutz youth steer at-risk teens away from life of crime] Haaretz, 27 December 2006]Some standard kibbutzim such as
Mesilot began as urban kibbutzim, whilst the urban kibbutz inGedera was the first Ethiopian kibbutz in the country. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/947484.html First kibbutz for Ethiopian immigrants opens in Gedera] Haaretz, 23 January 2008]List of urban kibbutzim
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Beit Yisrael in Jerusalem
*Migvan inSderot
*Reshit in Jerusalem
*Shomrei HaShalom , a Black Hebrew kibbutz inDimona
*Tamuz inBeit Shemesh References
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