The Start-Up Laundry: The Ayalon Institute and the Kibbutz Laundry Room that Created the State of Israel

Israel has become known internationally as the ‘start-up nation’ – one of the most successful international hi-tech hubs. The Ayalon Institute – just outside of Rehovot – may have possessed the world’s only start-up laundry – an underground factory designed to produce the crucial bullets needed by the pre-state and early Israel to fight the 1948 War of Independence. How do you keep such an operation a secret? How did the Ayalon Institute reflect something about the ethos of pre-state Israel? And does some of that same ethos survive today? Links for Additional ReadingThe Ayalon Institute: The Secret Facility Hidden Under a Kibbutz LaundryWhy Did American Jews Smuggle Guns Into Palestine?Israel’s Defense Industries: From Clandestine Workshops to Global GiantsFollow us on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn!Find more at j2adventures.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.