Kibbutzniks in the Diaspora by Naama Sabar

Kibbutzniks in the Diaspora by Naama Sabar

By Naama Sabar

Below what situations might kibbutz-born children go away a society which symbolizes, greater than anything, the Zionist dream? Naama Sabar explores this question by way of interpreting the lives of a bunch of Israeli emigrants dwelling in l. a. within the Nineteen Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties. via large interviews within which those kibbutzniks proportion their lifestyles tales, she uncovers what driven them to go away the kibbutz and what pulls them to stay in L.A. The underlying leitmotif is the hunt for identification lower than altering conditions."

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I was promoted in rank but I was punished for having complained about the thefts. I was made responsible for guard duty in Sinai, to guard alongside the most miserable guys. During the war, my first child, a boy, was born, and I didn't even know about it until I went home on leave. All in all, I was on active duty for six months. On my first leave, I went to the kibbutz to help out. For two weeks I hitchhiked every day from my home in Tel Aviv to the kibbutz to work there. I worhed in the flower fields.

He has a pleasant face and exudes self-confidence. We met in his spacious office in the building where he has his business. A. We began the interview at 4:30, and when we completed it late that evening, the building was still bustling with workers. Shai's wife Yael, who manages the office, was among them. My family is not particularly warm, not particularly open or easygoing. A normal family. I have two older brothers. The older one was good at sports and the middle one was good at school. I was hardly ever compared to them, because there was more than a ten-year difference in our ages.

If they agree, a salesman goes to them and convinces them to sign a contract with us. And if the contract is signed, we carry out the work. If they have no money and need a loan, we offer loans. Today we perform the whole process. My wife and I own the business and employ about 150 people, about 40 of them Israelis, including 15 kibbutzniks. The kibbutznik who has been with me the longest has worked here for seven years. The salesmen and subcontractors are self-employed. They get paid according to the work they do and they employ other kibbutzniks.

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