Nir Galim is a religious moshav shitufi

Moshav shitufi

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 in south-central Israel

Israel

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, adjacent to the city of Ashdod. Located in the southern coastal plain

Israeli Coastal Plain

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, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hevel Yavne Regional Council

Hevel Yavne Regional Council

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. In 2006 it had a population of 617.

The village was established in 1949, and was initially called Nir VeGal . The founders were Holocaust

The Holocaust

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 survivors

Sh'erit ha-Pletah

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 from Hungary

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 and Central Europe

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.

Congregation B'nai Amoona, of St. Louis, Missouri

Missouri

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, 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.