Nir Galim

Nir Galim (נִיר גַּלִּים) 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 it had a population of.

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.

It was initially called Nir VeGal (ניר וגל). The founders were Holocaust survivors from Hungary and Central Europe, including a set of twins who survived Josef Mengele's experiments.

The Testimony House for the Heritage of the Holocaust was established on the moshav in 2009.

Notable residents

 * Ofir Ben Shitrit, Orthodox Jewish singer
 * Yehuda Saado, Israeli singer