Kishorit () is a

kibbutz A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...

in northern

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. Located in the

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near

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of

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. In it had a population of . Its members are all disabled adults.

History

The kibbutz was originally founded in the late 1970s under the name Kishor, but was abandoned a few years later.History
Kishorit In 1997 it was refounded as Kishorit, a kibbutz for individuals with special needs. Named after the Bible (Proverbs 31:19) together with the nearby kibbutz Pelekh, whose name is the corresponding word of the same sentence. Kishorit provides its members with employment opportunities, leisure activities, private living quarters, medical supervision, nursing care and opportunities for social integration in Israeli society.Kishorit
/ref> 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.

References

External links

Village website
{{Authority control Kibbutzim Kibbutz Movement Populated places established in the 1970s Populated places in Northern District (Israel) 1970s establishments in Israel Disability organizations based in Israel