Nir Yisrael

Moshav in southern Israel

Place in Southern, Israel

Nir Yisrael ניר ישראל

31°41′16″N 34°38′11″E / 31.68778°N 34.63639°E / 31.68778; 34.63639
Country	Israel
District	Southern
Council	Hof Ashkelon
Affiliation	HaOved HaTzioni
Founded	1949
Founded by	Czechoslovakian and Hungarian Jewish immigrants
Population (2022)^[1]	884

Nir Yisrael (Hebrew: נִיר יִשְׂרָאֵל, lit. 'Yisrael's Meadow') is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In 2022 it had a population of 884.^[1]

History

The moshav was founded in 1949 by Jewish immigrants from Czechoslovakia and Hungary who were members of the Jewish youth movement HaNoar HaTzioni. It was named after Yisrael Tiber, who donated large amounts of money to the Jewish National Fund.