Nir Galim () 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 near the Palestinian village of Arab Suqrir, which was depopulated in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.
It was initially called Nir VeGal (). The founders were Holocaust survivors from Hungary and Central Europe, including a set of twins who survived Josef Mengele's experiments.Lucette Matalon Lagnado and Sheila Cohn Dekel (1992) Children of the Flames Penguin Books
The Testimony House for the Heritage of the Holocaust was established on the moshav in 2009.Bnei Akiva celebrates museum's recognition of its pre-state work in UK The Jerusalem Post
Notable residents Ofir Ben Shitrit, Orthodox Jewish singer Yehuda Saado, Israeli singer
See also Operation Dugo, an annual event originating in Nir Galim
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