Posted on 09/30/2015 11:08:27 AM PDT by Jack Black
The Democratic presidential candidate waxes lyrical about his time spent on an Israeli kibbutz in the 1960s. But which one? Haaretz tries to find out. The assignment should have been a no-brainer: Find out what kibbutz Bernie Sanders volunteered at in 1963 or 1964. The presidential candidate has described the time he spent on an Israeli collective farm as a formative experience. Not surprisingly, many Israelis have been wondering which exact kibbutz had such an impact on the Jewish socialist and rising star of the U.S. presidential campaign.
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Thank you! I found it on my own and am glad you posted it, too!
I think Abraham Lincoln should be granted honorary Orthodox status. I mean, the black suits, the hat, the beard... plus he WAS named “Abe”.
When there is enough surplus to buy more, people start thinking outside the Socialist Box. Good Socialists recognize that this is a loss of power.
It makes you wonder when a person does not want to reveal that information. It should take 10 minutes— you just call the campaign.
Sanders has a “memory which is
seared — seared — in” him.
The marriage, regardless of why it was begun did not last long. It ended in divorce two years later, and did not produce any children (although Bernie for many years failed to correct a common misconception that his son, Levi, born in 1969, was from his first marriage. In fact Levi Noah was born out of wedlock. Perhaps a stigma still attached to this fact 30 years ago when Bernie began his political career.
Israel has pretty much given up on the Kibbutz idea since they didn’t work. There are still some there but they are more like CAPITALIST companies.
Pretty sure it was Kibbutz Soros.
You pose an interesting question though, and the timeline would be interesting.
Born in 1941, pre lottery the draft covered individuals to 29. Graduated college and was married in 1964. No biggie. Sure he had a college deferment, which is fine. I had one, so did lots of people.
Having served with married individuals I took a look at the deferment rules. Only from internet sources, he was married in 1964. The marriage exemption didn't disappear till late 1965, and I think it was grandfathered. So Bernie was OK.
Maybe. In 1966 he divorced his wife of two years. My draft board would have noticed that.
I assume that's when the CO appeal kicked in. How long could that take?
When the lottery came in in 1969 , the birth years began at 1944, passing him by.
So somehow Bernie skated from 1966 to 1969, with a deferment of some sort.
Could it take 3 years to resolve a CO application? Maybe for a University of Chicago grad, but I assume you'd probably need connections.
Just noticed your second post. I’d agree, 68 to 70 would have been a long time to resolve a CO application. When the nation needed bodies.
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