The aftermath of an unprecedented Hamas assault on communities near Gaza in the Kibbutz in Israel. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times) Advertisement “I don’t say this out loud, but I need to ask God why — why was this good man murdered?” said Michael Levy, whose brother Daniel, a 34...
Using the social typology of a kibbutz as a vehicle for investigation, this thesis analyzes the Israeli version of agricultural co-housing. Parallel to this analysis is a study on the technique of urban agriculture which can be applied to the site in the horizontal and vertical dimensions. The...
An irrigation system sprays recycled waste water on a field in Kibbutz Magen in southern Israel November 15, 2010. With increased interest worldwide, Israel is marketing its waste water reuse technologies and has developed a billion-dollar industry by sharing systems and expertise. REUTERS/Amir Co...
On the evening of June 20, 1947, less than six months after he opened the Flamingo Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas, Ben “Bugsy” Siegel died in a barrage of bullets through the front windows while sitting on a couch in his Beverly Hills mansion at 810 Linden Drive. Assassinated at the age ...
“It takes a lot out of me,” Auerbach admitted, and then seemed much happier to talk about her sport, in between munching on slices of a clementine. At home in Israel, she runs by the sea or up in the Carmel Mountains. In Stillwater, she’s had to get used to “miles and miles...
Born in Basra, Iraq in 1932, George emigrated with his family to Israel in 1949 at age 14. He attended a kibbutz on the Sea of Galilee, and later the Avni Art School in Tel-Aviv. Taken under the wing by such illustrious patrons as Lady Fergusson, great niece of Lord Balfour, a for...
In addition, interviews were conducted with 10 key persons working with youth in Sderot and in the kibbutzim, which enable a better understanding of the community profiles in which teenagers were living under the ongoing stress situation. Community perceptions as coping resources among youth are ...
The present study sought to inquire into the subjective experience of 156 preschoolers (age 4–6.9 years) living in an area of political violence in Israel (on the border with the Gaza Strip) during a period of massive bombing. Children were invited to draw a Person Picking an Apple from ...
Israel’s largest banks, I saw a striking piece of art hanging on the wall. It was a photograph of the kibbutz we had been helping to rebuild. But this wasn’t just any photograph—it was layered with an iron sculpture, representing the family that had been tragically murdered in the ...
Laura AREND joined the Conservatory of Lyon (CNSMDL), then the Jeune Ballet.In 2009, she was accepted into Merce Cunningham Studio in New York and later joined the Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) in Israel. AREND has choreographed works for LAC with:Yama, Five, Anna, Yiro, Midas...