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Nir Galim Founded 1949 Founded by Hungarian Holocaust survivors Council Hevel Yavne Region Coastal plain Affiliation Hapoel HaMizrachi Coordinates 31°49′28.91″N 34°40′59.88″E / 31.8246972°N 34.6833°ECoordinates: 31°49′28.91″N 34°40′59.88″E / 31.8246972°N 34.6833°E 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 2006 it had a population of 617.
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.
Congregation B'nai Amoona, of St. Louis, Missouri, began a program in 1972 for students completing ninth grade would spend a summer living and working at Nir Galim. The program was created by Rabbi Bernard Lipnick.
Kibbutzim Moshavim Youth villages Categories:- Hevel Yavne Regional Council
- Moshavim
- Religious Israeli communities
- Populated places established in 1949
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