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Kibbutz Beth-El

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “kibbutz with a population of about 800 adult members and children”. Today it says “german protestant community in zichron ya'akov”.
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Kibbutz Beth-El is a Kibbutz with a population of about 800 adult members and children, located in Zikhron Ya'akov , Israel . The community of Christian Zionists of mainly German nationality was founded by sisters Emma and Elsa Berger in 1963. They live in Zikhron Ya'akov, Binyamina , Magen Shaul , the Golan Heights and Haifa . There are about 700 additional members in Germany , Canada , Hungary , Romania , Africa and the Netherlands who can not come to Israel due to restrictions by the Israeli Ministry of the Interior . Beth-El owns seven factories and other businesses and is the second largest employer in Zichron Ya'akov after the local council . " "את כל הישועה קיבלנו מעם ישראל, מה שאנחנו עושים נועד לבניין הארץ ולא למלא את הכיסים" - קריירה - דה מרקר TheMarker" .1

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kibbutz with a population of about 800 adult members and children

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german protestant community in zichron ya'akov

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