What agricultural community established in 1910 on the southern shore of the Sea of Galilee is celebrated as the 'mother of the kibbutzim' (the first communal agricultural settlement)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Degania Alef
- Step 1: In October 1910, a group of 12 young pioneers (10 men and 2 women) from the Second Aliyah settled on land purchased by the Jewish National Fund near the outlet of the Jordan River.
- Step 2: They established Degania (Degania Alef), founding the cooperative kibbutz model based on collective ownership, shared labor, and communal child rearing.
Answer
Degania Alef.
Why not the others: Kinneret Farm was a training farm founded in 1908 where pioneers organized; Ein Harod was the first large kibbutz (Kibbutz Artzi) founded in 1921; Nahalal was the first moshav ovdim (cooperative village) founded in 1921.
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