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Type: Memoir/book excerpt (evidence exhibit)
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This document is page 41 of a memoir or autobiography, bearing the Bates stamp HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027889. It details the author's childhood on Kibbutz Mishmar Hasharon in Israel, specifically focusing on a conflict regarding education policy. The author's father passionately argued against the collective's decision to limit education to basic, labor-oriented skills, advocating instead for scholarly pursuits, while the mother accepted the majority rule.

People (4)

Name Role Context
Narrator (Author) Author/Subject
Recounting childhood education and family dynamics on a kibbutz (Context implies this is likely Ehud Barak, given the...
Father Narrator's Parent
Dissented against the kibbutz's education policy; advocated for scholarly education over peasant labor.
Mother Narrator's Parent
Sided with the majority vote of the kibbutz despite feeling torn.
Teachers Educators
Helped the narrator with science concepts.

Organizations (2)

Name Type Context
Mishmar Hasharon
The kibbutz where the narrator lived.
House Oversight Committee
Implied by the Bates stamp 'HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_027889'.

Timeline (1 events)

Historical
Weekly kibbutz meetings and debates in the dining hall regarding education policy (university vs. basic labor).
Mishmar Hasharon Dining Hall
Kibbutz members Father Mother

Locations (2)

Location Context
Kibbutz in Israel.
Country context.

Relationships (2)

Narrator Parent/Child Father
Narrator felt pride watching his father speak out.
Father Spouses Mother
Mother felt torn but voted against Father's position to align with the majority.

Key Quotes (3)

"“We are Jews!” he said. “We are people who have left our impact on history through our scholars, not our peasants."
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"But what kind of “model society” would we be creating if we chose to “doom our own children to ignorance, and cut them off from the great forward momentum of history in Israel and the whole world?”"
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"In a series of heated debates in the dining hall, almost all of Mishmar Hasharon supported the model of a basic, kibbutz-oriented education."
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