Treasurer

Born in Israel 1945. Member of Kibbutz Sde Boker in the Negev desert since 1964. Married to Hava Rosenbaum - Zurgil plus 4 children. Believes in contact between people and between communities, out of curiosity and the desire to get to know others. Keen on languages.... "For me, agriculture is not only a profession but also a hobby, which enables me to travel the world, both as an advisor and as a learner.... The future of the kibbutz depends mainly on adapting its social and economic framework to a reality which is changing."

Member at Large

Born in Petach Tikva in 1938 and attended the agricultural school Mikve Yisrael. Amnon is a graduate of the Machanot Haolim Movement, having once been its General Secretary and is now the chair of the Machanot Haolim Alumni NGO. He has previously held the position of General Secretary of his kibbutz, Tzuba. He is also Archeology graduate having studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

General Secretary & Editor of our publications

Anton Marks is a British-born Israeli and a founder member of the largest urban kibbutz in Israel, Kibbutz Mishol, situated in the northern city of Nof HaGalil. He has been an informal educator for over 35 years and has a passion for kibbutz and intentional communities generally, Zionist education, Tikkun Olam, the Jewish world, Jewish history, identity and culture.

Member at Large

I was born in 1952 in Tel Aviv and joined Kibbutz Dvir permanently in 1974. I have been the Culture Co-ordinator of the kibbutz for the last 12 years, having previously worked in a variety of jobs, including in the fields, irrigating, gardening and in the animal petting zoo. I am very active politically: Having been on the politics committee in the kibbutz, involved with both Peace Now and Meretz, and on the management committee of Hashomer Hatzair. Since 2000, I have led the fight against the changes on my kibbutz. I have also studied History and Kibbutz Studies at the Oranim College.

Member at Large

Born in 1941, Gideon is married to Chana Tevuah. They have three children and eight grandchildren.

He graduated from Class 22 of the Kadoorie Agricultural School (1956–1959).

He arrived at Kibbutz Tzora in 1959 and initially worked as a metalworker and later became the technical specialist in the dairy, where he was involved in constructing a new milking facility. He is a certified electrician, who also holds a degree as a technician in computer and control systems. As part of his cultural involvement, Gideon hosted holiday celebrations and weddings and also served as coordinator of the youth committee.

He served as the kibbutz secretary from 1994 to 1996.

As a secretary and a man of ideological principles, he opposed the privatization process. When Tzora voted to transition from a traditional collective kibbutz to a “renewed kibbutz,” he abstained from the vote and “escaped” to the U.S., where he stayed for several weeks at Twin Oaks, an American commune. Twin Oaks has existed for over 50 years and operates similarly to the commune model that was common in Israel during the early years of the kibbutz movement.

In retrospect, he acknowledges that the privatization process benefited the kibbutz.

Member at Large

Originally from France, Marco came to Israel in the early 1990's and is a member of Kibbutz Palmach Tzuba. He is a a father of four and a grandfather.

In the past, he was a teacher and educator (today he still teaches on a voluntary basis), and later became a highly active and resourceful farmer: He managed and developed the kibbutz vineyards.

For the past decade, he has managed the applied research and development lab of the kibbutz's international factory.

Marco is politically active and is heavily involved in social activism.