Photo of the Day 5/23
by Sean on May.23, 2009, under Photos
Food market in Jerusalem, Israel
Like the rest of the Middle East and Asia, fresh food markets exist in alleyways and anywhere else people can set up shops. The food comes straight from local farms called “Kibbutzim,” which means “gathering,” and is where many people live together as a community and share in the responsibilities. This includes helping raise each other’s children.
The First Aliyah in the 1880s brought 15,000 Jews to Palestine, as it was then known. In order to survive, they formed these small communities in which to farm. Because they had emigrated from Russia after years of torment, most of them were poor and unskilled at farming. Within a year of their arrival, they were forced to rely on handouts from others. They took the donations and purchased equipment, with which to advance their farming knowledge.
Today, only about 5% of Israel’s population live on Kibbutzim, but the food they produce is very good and available at your local food market!
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