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In 1909 when young Jews founded the first Kibbutz, they had no idea that they would be forming a symbol of Israel’s rebirth. These agricultural communities innovated the communal experience as an experiment in Democratic Socialism.

Jews from all over the world came to Israel in an attempt to find their identity and participate in advancing the country agriculturally, industrially and socially.

Over time, as individualism grew, kibbutzim have changed and adapted in order to thrive and yet, the kibbutz movement will forever be known for shaping Israel as it is today.

With all this and more, Netflix star Seni will take you on a journey through the proud tradition of socialist Zionism expressed in one of Israel's most successful social experiments.

Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:35 What is a kibbutz and how did they function?
01:21 Socialist ideology of kibbutzim
01:52 Zionist ideology of kibbutzim
02:12 Short history of the kibbutz movement
03:18 Early laboratories for feminism
03:36 Downsides to intense idealism
04:22 Growth and popularity of the kibbutz movement
04:46 Kibbutz volunteers (including Jerry Seinfeld)
05:39 Decline of the kibbutz movement
06:04 Individualization of Israeli society
06:28 Changes to kibbutz life
06:43 Kibbutz privatized business models
07:25 Agricultural and industrial output
07:41 Israel as a "values nation"
08:35 Outro

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Executive Producers:
Michael Maling
Adam Milstein
Barry Skolnick

CoExecutive Producers
Russell Greenberg
Gloria Kaylie
Andy Lappin

Gold Level:
Koum Family Foundation
Robyn & Russell Greenberg
Harvey & Gloria Kaylie Foundation
CrainMaling Foundation
Adam and Gila Milstein Family Foundation
Skolnick Family Charitable Trust

Bronze Level:
Susan & Marc Sacks
Meryl & Sam Solomon


Image and footage credits:
Flickr/Alan Light/Andrew Rusk/B Negin/Ashley Hoff/Michael Coghlan/Raph_PH/slgckgc
Wikimedia/Harald Krichel/Gage Skidmore
Michael Bulcik / SKS Soft GmbH Düsseldorf
BAnQ VieuxMontréal
Pixabay
Pikiwiki
Pikiwiki/Oren Peles
Israel State Library
GPO Photographers: Fritz Cohen, Zoltan Kluger, Hugo Mendelson, Moshe Pridan, Daniel Kaplan, Moshe Milner, David Eldan, Hans Pinn, Avi Ohayon, Teddy Brauner, Mark Neyman, and Ayalon Maggi
Jewish National Fund Archives
British Pathé
Degania.org.il
Library of Congress
Matanya Tausig/Flash90
New York Public Library
The Jewish Museum, NY
Wikimedia Commons/Hanay/Easy N/Andrew Rusk
Africanews
World Zionist Organization
Central Zionist Archives
Special Thanks: Kibbutz Sasa, Kibbutz Ma'agan Michael, Kibbutz Neot Semadar, Kvutzat ReutBeit Yisrael

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