Born in London England, professor Near has been a member of Kibbutz Be’it Ha’emek in the Western Galilee since immigrating to Israel. His PhD is from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is now professor emeritus of Oranim, the college of education of the kibbutz movement. Professor Near has published about forty books and articles covering research areas of the kibbutz, communal societies and more. His major work, The Kibbutz Movement, is the most authoritative book on the Kibbutz.

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1. The Kibbutz as a Jewish entity (3:34)
2. The Kibbutzniks - the serving elite (5:23)
3. The Kibbutz during the Holocaust (4:50)
4. Immigration waves and the Kibbutz (4:42)
5. The Kibbutz values cooperation and friendship (2:12)
6. Child rearing and women in the Kibbutz (4:59)
7. The Kibbutz within a capitalist society (2:30)
8. Kibbutz as the "counter culture" (2:30)
9. Assessing the Kibbutz movement (2:43)
10. The future of the Kibbutz (1:12)