Nir Galim
| Nir Galim נִיר גַּלִּים | |
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  Nir Galim | |
| Coordinates: 31°49′28.91″N 34°40′59.88″E / 31.8246972°N 34.6833000°ECoordinates: 31°49′28.91″N 34°40′59.88″E / 31.8246972°N 34.6833000°E | |
| District | Central |
| Council | Hevel Yavne |
| Affiliation | Hapoel HaMizrachi |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Founded by | Hungarian Holocaust survivors |
| Population (2015)[1] | 1,395 |
Nir Galim (Hebrew: נִיר גַּלִּים, lit. Waves Meadow) is a religious moshav shitufi in south-central Israel, adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Located in the southern coastal plain, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council. In 2015 it had a population of 1,395.7
History
The village was established in 1949, and was initially called Nir VeGal (Hebrew: ניר וגל, lit. Meadow and Wave). The founders were Holocaust survivors from Hungary and Central Europe, including set of twins who survived Josef Mengele's experiments.[2]
The Testimony House for the Heritage of the Holocaust was established on the moshav in 2009.[3]
References
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- ↑ "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Lucette Matalon Lagnado and Sheila Cohn Dekel (1992) Children of the Flames Penguin Books
- ↑ Bnei Akiva celebrates museum's recognition of its pre-state work in UK The Jerusalem Post
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