Nir Galim
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Nir Galim (Template:Langx) 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 Template:Israel populations it had a population of Template:Israel populations.Template:Israel populations
History
The moshav was established in 1949, on land which had belonged to the Palestinian village of Arab Suqrir, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.[1][2]
It was initially called Nir VeGal (Template:Langx). The founders were Holocaust survivors from Hungary and Central Europe, including a set of twins who survived Josef Mengele's experiments.[3]
The Testimony House for the Heritage of the Holocaust was established on the moshav in 2009.[4]
Notable residents
- Ofir Ben Shitrit, Orthodox Jewish singer[5]
- Yehuda Saado, Israeli singer
See also
- Operation Dugo, an annual event originating in Nir Galim
References
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- ↑ 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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