Kishorit

Kishorit (Hebrew: כישורית‎, lit. distaff) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee near Karmiel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Misgav Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 188. Its members are all disabled adults.[2]

Kishorit
Tu BiShvat celebration in the village in 2011
Kishorit
Coordinates: 32°56′51.43″N 35°14′59.6″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictNorthern
CouncilMisgav
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1980
Population
 (2019)[1]
188
Websitewww.kishorit.org.il

History

Founded in 1980 as Kishor, it was Israel's first kibbutz for individuals with special needs. Named after the Bible (Proverbs 31:19)[3] together with the nearby kibbutz Pelekh, whose name is the corresponding word of the same sentence.[4]

Kishorit provides its members with employment opportunities, leisure activities, private living quarters, medical supervision, nursing care and opportunities for social integration in Israeli society.[5] All members are assigned work duty in the laundry room, kitchen or one of ten work centers. The centers, all headed by outside professionals, include an organic goat farm, a chicken coop, a toy factory and a dog kennel that breeds miniature schnauzers sold in Europe.[6]

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. Harman, Danna (April 9, 2013). "At One Kibbutz, Special Needs Meet Socialism". Haaretz. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
  3. "In her hand she holds the distaff, and grasps the spindle with her finger."
  4. Bitan, Hanna: 1948-1998: Fifty Years of 'Hityashvut': Atlas of Names of Settlements in Israel, Jerusalem 1999: Carta, p.30, ISBN 965-220-423-4 (Hebrew)
  5. Kishorit
  6. Harman, Danna (April 9, 2013). "At One Kibbutz, Special Needs Meet Socialism". Haaretz. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
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