Nir Galim

'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.[1] 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.[2][3] It was initially called Nir VeGal (Hebrew: ניר וגל, lit.The founders were Holocaust survivors from Hungary and Central Europe, including a set of twins who survived Josef Mengele's experiments.
DistrictCentralCouncilHevel YavneAffiliationHapoel HaMizrachiHungarian JewishHebrewmoshav shitufiIsraelAshdodcoastal plainHevel Yavne Regional CouncilPalestinianArab Suqrir1948 Arab–Israeli WarHolocaustsurvivorsHungaryCentral EuropeJosef MengeleOfir Ben ShitritYehuda SaadoKhalidi, WalidWashington D.C.Institute for Palestine StudiesMorris, BennyThe New York Jewish WeekKibbutzimKvutzat YavneMoshavimBeit GamlielBen ZakaiBnei DaromYouth villagesGivat WashingtonKerem Yavne