Kibbutzim are a hybrid beast, he says: they are rural in location, but urban in function. Kibbutzim were built as whole units in and of themselves, self-sufficient in everything from the food supply to education, culture, work and all other services. — Haaretz
Originally designed as collective farming + residential communities, kibbutzim have come under growing pressure as a result of the suburbanization of their surroundings.These new neighborhoods consist largely of single-family houses with a parking space and garden, which stand in stark contrast to the modest homes of the kibbutz members themselves.
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