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A kibbutz is a communal settlement in Israel in which all wealth is held in common and profits are reinvested in the settlement. The first kibbutz was founded in 1909; currently there are about 270, with a total population exceeding 120,000. Adults live in private quarters, while children are generally housed and cared for as a group. Meals are prepared and eaten communally. Members have regular meetings to discuss business and to take votes on matters requiring decisions. Jobs may be assigned by rotation, by choice, or by skill.
Examples of kibbutz in a Sentence
Jake Tapper, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
The real estate agent was vacated from her northern border kibbutz and now, with her husband serving in Gaza, has to balance getting her children to a nursery, working remotely, and navigating Tel Aviv far from family.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2024
Kfir Bibas was 10 months old when he was taken hostage with his mom, Shiri, 32, his father, Yarden, 34, and his 4-year-old brother, Ariel, from their home in kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel.
—NBC News, 15 Jan. 2024
The lush kibbutz, once home to around 1,000 people, has become a monument to ruin.
—Heidi Levine, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2023
The first episode will focus on Maya Regev, a survivor of the attack on the Supernova Music Festival, while the second episode will focus on the survivor’s of the Nir Oz kibbutz.
—Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
The glass entrance to the kibbutz dining hall is riddled with bullet holes.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
Both had been kidnapped from the same house in Nir Yitzhak, a kibbutz near the border with Gaza, along with other family members, among them Clara Marman, who is Mr. Marman’s sister and Mr. Har’s partner.
—Hiba Yazbek, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2024
Three months ago, he was kidnapped from his kibbutz, Nir Oz, along with his 4-year-old brother, Ariel, and their parents, Shiri and Yarden.
—NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
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“Kibbutz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kibbutz. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
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