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<div dir="ltr"><strong><span>The Transformation of the Kibbutz</span></strong><span></span>
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<p align="center"><strong><span>Jewish Community of Amherst</span></strong></p>
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<p align="center"><strong><span>Thursday, October 15th 7:00PM - 9PM</span></strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong><span>with</span></strong><span></span></p>
<p align="center"><strong><span> Professor Raymond Russell</span></strong></p>
<p align="center"><strong><span>Chair, Department of Sociology, University of California, Riverside</span></strong></p>
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<p><span>In 2015, Israel’s kibbutzim are now more populous and more affluent than at any time in their history; but have the kibbutzim made so many compromises to survive in modern Israel, that they have lost their identities as kibbutzim? Recent attempts to answer such questions include Raymond Russell, Robert Hanneman, and Shlomo Getz, “The Transformation of the Kibbutzim,” Israel Studies 16, Volume No. 2 (Summer 2011), pp. 109-126, and by the same authors, The Renewal of the Kibbutz: From Reform to Transformation (Rutgers University Press, 2013).</span></p>
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<p><strong><span>From Professor Russells writings </span></strong></p>
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<p><em><span>“For most of the twentieth century, Israel’s kibbutzim were widely viewed as one of the world’s most successful and most long-lasting examples of democracy in modern life. Kibbutz members lived in housing and worked in economic ventures that they owned and managed together. In the mid-1980s, the kibbutzim fell into bankruptcy, causing their reputations to become tarnished, and leading them to adopt increasingly far-reaching reforms. Kibbutzim began to require members to pay for meals in the communal dining hall, or closed their dining halls entirely. Many kibbutz members took jobs outside their kibbutz, while many jobs inside the kibbutzim, including managerial positions, were increasingly filled by nonmembers.”</span></em></p>
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<p><em><span><span>How many traditional kibbutzim remained and are they successful?</span></span></em></p>
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<p><em><span><span>Can the “renewed” kibbutzim be considered kibbutzim?</span></span></em></p>
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<p><em><span><span>In the JCA Library. Open to the public<br /></span></span></em></p>
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<p><span><strong><span> <span>Sunday, October 18th 2:00-4pm</span></span></strong></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>Ms. Freilich directed, produced and wrote <span>INVENTING OUR LIFE:</span> <span>The Kibbutz Experiment,</span> hailed by the NY Times as “fascinating;” "poignant… and thought-provoking” by Variety; and “excellent and recommend-ed” by NPR.” </span></span></span></p>
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<p><span><span><span>OPEN TO GENERAL PUBLIC <br /></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span><span>The film will be shown in the Social Hall of JCA<strong><br /></strong></span></span></span></p>
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Address: The Jewish Community of Amherst</div>
<p><span>742 Main Street, Amherst, MA 01002</span></p>
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