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صفحة: 89
Great efforts were made to treat everyone on the kibbutz equally and to serve the people of Israel . During the War of Independence , and for years after , kibbutz members were considered to be among the best and bravest of soldiers , always ready to risk their lives to defend Israel’s borders . Until the late 1970 s , most kibbutzim specialized in agriculture , growing crops such as oranges , grapefruits , apricots , pomegranates , dates , tomatoes , avocados , corn , and cotton , and raising poultry and livestock . As time went on , kibbutzim branched out into other areas , including manufacturing and tourism . They opened factories , hotels , museums , theaters , antique shops , amusement parks , malls , wedding halls , and restaurants on their kibbutzim , hiring people from the cities to work in them . Fighting Pioneer Youth Nah . al , short for Noar H . alutzi Loh . em , Fighting Pioneer Youth , is a special branch of the Israeli Defense Forces . It combines military service with agricultural work on a kibbutz . Nah . al was founded to help establish new settlements in Israel , to provide security to their residents , and to teach young people agricultural skills . A number of kibbutzim were started by Nah . al groups , and many of the Nah . al soldiers stayed on after their army service to become permanent members of these settlements . Rah . el , a Poet of the Land Rachel Bluwstein ( 1890–1931 ) was born in Russia , where she wrote poetry as a teenager . In 1909 , the year before Deganyah was founded , she settled in Eretz Yisrael . She learned Hebrew and joined a farming community called Kinneret , on the shore of the lake , not far from Deganyah . There she wrote poetry under the name Rah . el . Many of Rah . el’s poems , including one of her most famous , “ V’ulai ” (“ Perhaps” ) , have been set to music .
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