Abstract

In the first decades after the establishment of the State of Israel, Hapoel [Workers] Houses were incubators of top Israeli athletes in various fields of sport, which also served as social and cultural community hubs. Applying the lifecycle approach to the study of sports clubs, this study explores the establishment, institutionalization, and demise of Hapoel Houses. Through analyses of reports, correspondence, and press clippings, this study describes and explains the social, political, and economic developments that led to the institutionalization and flourishing of Hapoel Houses. This analysis shows that, paradoxically, institutionalization bore the seeds that eventually led to the nationwide decline and closure of these facilities.

摘要

在以色列建国后的最初几十年里，Hapoel [Workers] Houses 是以色列各个体育领域顶尖运动员的孵化器，同时也是社会和文化社区中心。本研究将生命周期方法应用于体育俱乐部的研究，探讨了夏普尔之家的建立、制度化和消亡。通过对报告、信件和新闻剪报的分析，本研究描述并解释了导致夏普尔住宅制度化和繁荣的社会、政治和经济发展。这一分析表明，自相矛盾的是，制度化孕育了最终导致这些设施在全国范围内衰落和关闭的种子。