"IBBUTZ DEGANIA, ISRAEL—As it nears its centennial, Israel's kibbutz movement ranks as one of history's most durable utopian experiments. Its egalitarian, communal philosophy helped build the early Jewish state and drew many idealistic, young, western volunteers (including Jerry Seinfeld, Sacha Baron Cohen, and Sigourney Weaver) to pick fruit and vegetables. But now, ironically, the movement's future depends on a bracing dose of capitalist individualism—and Israel's 120,000 kibbutzniks, on the whole, welcome it."

http://www.usnews.com/articles/news/world/2008/09/21/in-israel-kibbutz-life-makes-a-surprising-comeback.html

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