When did the Jews start returning to Israel and setting up kibbutzim?
The Jews began returning and setting up kibbutzim about the turn of the century, after Israel had been dispersed among the nations. This gradual return continued little by little until 1948, when the nation became a sovereign state following a war with surrounding Arabs.
Les explains that after Rome destroyed Jerusalem and dispersed Israel into every nation, the Jews started coming back about the turn of the century. They set up the kibbutzim, and little by little the nation of Israel was making its appearance. This continued until 1948, when Israel had a little war with the Arabs around them and became a sovereign state once again.
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When did Jews start returning to Israel before the nation was re-established?
Around the turn of the century the scattered Jewish people started returning to the land, set up the kibbutzes, and the nation of Israel gradually began to appear again.