Our Hearts Invented a Place
Subtitle: Can Kibbutzim Survive in Today's Israel?
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: September 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780801439308
Subjects: Judaism; Religious communities & monasticism; Social history; Sociology - General; Kibbutzim; Gesher ha-Ziòv (Israel); Social Science; Sociology; Israel; Middle East - Israel; Jewish - General; Gesher ha-Ziv (Israel); òHatsor Ashdod (Israel); 20th century; Hatsor Ashdod (Israel); Social conditions
First sentence: The story of the kibbutzim-their successes and their failures-is a significant chapter in the larger story of Israel.
Description: "One of the grand social experiments of modern time, the Israeli kibbutz is today in a state of flux. Created initially to advance Zionism, support national security, and forge a new socialist, communal model, the kibbutzim no longer serve a clear purpose and are struggling financially. In Our Hearts Invented a Place, Jo-Ann Mort and Gary Brenner describe how life on the kibbutz is changing as members seek to adapt to contemporary realities and prepare themselves for the future. Throughout, the authors allow the members' often-impassioned voices - some disillusioned, some optimistic, some pragmatic - to be heard."--Jacket.