Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Later , Kinneret pioneers established Kibbutz Degania . The Kinneret is considered the cradle of the kibbutz culture of early Zionism and the birthplace of Naomi Shemer and the burial site of Rachel - two of the most prominent Israeli poets .
Simplified: Kinneret was the center of the Kibbutz culture of early Zionism .