Nir Yisrael | |
Hebname: | ניר ישראל |
Foundation: | 1949 |
Founded By: | Czechoslovakian and Hungarian Jewish immigrants |
District: | south |
Council: | Hof Ashkelon |
Affiliation: | HaOved HaTzioni |
Pushpin Map: | Israel ashkelon |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Coordinates: | 31.6878°N 34.6364°W |
Nir Yisrael (Hebrew: נִיר יִשְׂרָאֵל||Yisrael's Meadow) is a moshav in southern Israel. Located near Ashkelon, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof Ashkelon Regional Council. In it had a population of .
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.