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40 Interesting Facts About Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders spoke during a campaign rally in New Orleans in 2015. Nick Solari / John Hopkins University hub.

9. Bernie Attended A Kibbutznik

A Kibbutznik community. Polaris / Newsweek.

A Kibbutznik is a member of a community in Israel that focuses on various life experiences. While they aren’t trendy today, Bernie took a voyage and stayed in one of these communities during the 1960s. Bernie’s community focused on agriculture and those who were members of the community with him state that he learned a lot about the agriculture community and remained very sensible the whole time. It’s believed Bernie joined one of these communities because of his drive to get out of the city life of Brooklyn, New York.

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