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Extraction Summary
5
People
2
Organizations
3
Locations
3
Events
3
Relationships
4
Quotes
Document Information
Type:
Book excerpt / memoir (evidence submission)
File Size:
2.24 MB
Summary
This document appears to be a page from a memoir (likely by Ehud Barak, given the Mishmar Hasharon context) submitted to the House Oversight Committee. The text describes the narrator's childhood on Kibbutz Mishmar Hasharon, highlighting their early awareness of social injustice regarding the treatment of outside Yemeni workers and their intellectual development as a young student.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Narrator | Author/Subject |
Describes their childhood on a kibbutz, questioning labor practices and discussing early education.
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| Ben-Gurion | Historical Figure (David Ben-Gurion) |
Cited by kibbutz members as the reason they felt unable to refuse employing outsiders.
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| Yankele | Kibbutz Manager/Tractor Driver |
A man in his mid-40s, one of the original group at Mishmar Hasharon, managed the Yemeni workers and children.
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| Baddura | Worker |
A Yemeni woman working alongside the narrator in the fields.
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| Narrator's Father | Kibbutz Member |
Mentioned as being part of the original group at Mishmar Hasharon alongside Yankele.
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Organizations (2)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Mishmar Hasharon |
The specific kibbutz where the narrator grew up.
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| House Oversight Committee |
Implied by the footer stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT'.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (3)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
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Kibbutz location.
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Assembly point for workers.
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Seven acres of soil used for growing carrots, tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants.
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Relationships (3)
Yankele managed the narrator during fieldwork; narrator observed him critically.
Both were part of the original group at Mishmar Hasharon.
Key Quotes (4)
"It struck me as an exercise in finding a verbal rationale for a situation that was obviously unjust."Source
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Quote #1
"Like a kibbutznik-turned-plantation-owner."Source
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Quote #2
"It was only because of Ben-Gurion that we felt unable to refuse."Source
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Quote #3
"I was aware early on that some of the schoolwork came easily, almost automatically to me: numbers and math and reasoning most of all."Source
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Quote #4
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