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Dear Readers,
CONTENTS
By the time you are reading these
words, I’m likely to be already rubbing
shoulders with community scholars 3
and members of communities from all In Memorium: Joseph
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over the world at the 11 ICSA Ben-Eliezer
conference taking place at the
Findhorn Ecovillage in Scotland. 8
Israel's kibbutz
The International Communal Studies movement makes a
Association has close ties with the comeback
International Communes Desk,
boasting mutual members, whilst it’s no coincidence that the 10
headquarters of both organisations are situated in Yad Tabenkin
near Tel Aviv. Findhorn at Fifty, UK

I’m excited and honoured to be representing the Desk, and 11
specifically the Israeli communal scene, and am looking forward to Kaleidoscope
re-engaging with old friends, whilst hoping to establish new
contacts worldwide. 16
Kibbutzim in Africa?
As you have surely noticed, to celebrate this International
Communities Fest, we have put together a bumper issue of C.A.L.L.,
with no less than 8 pages more than usual. I hope you’ll agree that 17
the material here is too good to be cut, lurking in the virtual Visit to Twin Oaks,
recesses of my computer, never to see the light of day again. USA

In relation to the conference, we have an article by the current 20
President of ICSA, Jan Bang, about his time living on kibbutz in the Kibbutz Shorts
1980’s and 90’s. We also have a piece on the community hosting
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the event, Findhorn, which celebrates its 50 year of existence.
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Elsewhere, we visit communities in Germany, the USA and Latvia, International Communes
and hear about initiatives to build new communities in Africa. Desk Study Group

I’d also like to mention the texts from the ICD Study Group. For the 27
past year we have been discussing ideas such as human nature and
community, equal human worth, faith and being emissaries in the Kristian David School,
wider society. Hopefully, by sharing the texts we used as a basis Latvia
for our conversations, you, our readers, will be inspired to join us
in this stimulating dialogue. Thoughts and responses please. 29
Kommurage, Intercom
And finally, I’m also celebrating my own little milestone; I have and the Kommuja
now been editing C.A.L.L. for a decade. I’d like to thank all those Network, Germany
who have supported me through this wonderful experience. A
special mention goes to the two Yoel’s: Dorkam and Darom, who 31
have been with me every step of the way. If this is indeed to be the
last issue to which they contribute material, I offer my thanks for Book Review: Inside
all their hard work, and wish them good health and continued the Ark by Yossi Katz
involvement with us at the International Communes Desk. & John Lehr

You can send us your suggestions, corrections, contributions and 32
retributions regarding C.A.L.L., to the usual email address, Back to Kibbutz, Jan
Martin Bang
Anton
anton@kyovel.org
www.communa.org.il

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