Garin aliyah
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Gar'in is a Hebrew term used for groups of people who moved together to Ottoman Palestine
, British Palestine, and since 1948, Israel
.
/Israel together. The term "gar'in" originally referred to these groups who came from all across the world. Immigrating
in a group provided the support necessary for survival. Many of these groups founded their own kibbutz
im. The phenomemon of these groups has been ongoing since before Israel was established in 1948.
A variation of the original Gar'in groups still exist today. Whilst it is rare for gar'in to move to Israel together and form a community, the groups provide support for people interested in moving to Israel. They also provide forums for social-networking, information gathering, and encouragement.
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
, British Palestine, and since 1948, Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
.
Background
Since the beginning of the 20th century, groups of people (usually circles of young friends) moved to PalestinePalestine
Palestine is a conventional name, among others, used to describe the geographic region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River, and various adjoining lands....
/Israel together. The term "gar'in" originally referred to these groups who came from all across the world. Immigrating
Aliyah
Aliyah is the immigration of Jews to the Land of Israel . It is a basic tenet of Zionist ideology. The opposite action, emigration from Israel, is referred to as yerida . The return to the Holy Land has been a Jewish aspiration since the Babylonian exile...
in a group provided the support necessary for survival. Many of these groups founded their own kibbutz
Kibbutz
A kibbutz is a collective community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economic branches, including industrial plants and high-tech enterprises. Kibbutzim began as utopian communities, a combination of socialism and Zionism...
im. The phenomemon of these groups has been ongoing since before Israel was established in 1948.
A variation of the original Gar'in groups still exist today. Whilst it is rare for gar'in to move to Israel together and form a community, the groups provide support for people interested in moving to Israel. They also provide forums for social-networking, information gathering, and encouragement.