Kishorit

Place in Northern, Israel

32°56′51″N 35°15′0″E / 32.94750°N 35.25000°E / 32.94750; 35.25000CountryIsraelDistrictNorthernCouncilMisgavAffiliationKibbutz MovementFounded1970sPopulation

(2022)^[1]

199Websitewww.kishorit.org.il

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 2022 it had a population of 199. Its members are all disabled adults.^[2]

History

The kibbutz was originally founded in the late 1970s under the name Kishor, but was abandoned a few years later.^[3] In 1997 it was refounded as Kishorit,^[3] a kibbutz for individuals with special needs. Named after the Bible (Proverbs 31:19)^[4]^[5] together with the nearby kibbutz Pelekh, whose name is the corresponding word of the same sentence.^[6]

Kishorit provides its members with employment opportunities, leisure activities, private living quarters, medical supervision, nursing care and opportunities for social integration in Israeli society.^[7] 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.^[2]

References

^ "Regional Statistics". Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b Harman, Danna (April 9, 2013). "At One Kibbutz, Special Needs Meet Socialism". Haaretz. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ ^a ^b History Kishorit
^ "In her hand she holds the distaff, and grasps the spindle with her finger."
^ "Proverbs 31:19 (trans. JPS, 1985)". Sepharia.
^ 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)
^ Kishorit