Nir Am

Nir Am (Hebrew: נִירְעָם, ניר עם‎, lit. Nation Meadow) is a kibbutz in southern Israel. Located near Sderot and covering 20,000 dunams, it falls under the jurisdiction of Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. In 2019 it had a population of 611.[1]

Nir Am

ניר עם‎
نير عام
Nir Am in 1950
Nir Am
Nir Am
Coordinates: 31°31′10″N 34°34′51″E
Country Israel
DistrictSouthern
CouncilSha'ar HaNegev
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded19 August 1943
Founded byBessarabian Gordonia members
Area
20,000 dunams (20 km2 or 8 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[1]
611
 • Density31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Name meaningNation Meadow
Websitewww.nir-am.org.il

History

The village was established on 19 August 1943 by immigrants from Bessarabia who were members of the Gordonia youth movement, including Zvi Guershoni, later a member of the Knesset. Over the years the kibbutz has also absorbed immigrants from Argentina, France and South Africa. During the 1948 war it was the headquarters of the Negev Brigade.[2] In a report written in March 1948 by Yaakov Riftin investigating abuses in Haganah and Palmach units, it emerged that an Arab was seized, abused and tortured, pliers being used on his genitals, and then had his head bashed against the wall at Nir Am. He was then shot dead while lying in a pit, and his body then covered over with soil. [3]

  • Nir Am 1947
  • Palmach Pilots at Nir Am, 1948
  • Kibbutz Nir Am after fighting in 1948
  • Kibbutz Nir Am during Operation Yoav, October 1948

Economy

An innovative work area was created in Kibbutz Nir Am (Incubator,[4] Offices and workplaces for rent to start-ups, small companies in high-tech activities).

Notable residents

References
  1. "Population in the Localities 2019" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. http://info.palmach.org.il/show_item.asp?levelId=38530&itemId=6347&itemType=0&obj=145860&picI=8
  3. Ofer Aderet, 'Why Is Israel Still Covering Up Extrajudicial Executions Committed by a Jewish Militia in '48?,' Haaretz 7 July 2018.
  4. http://southup.org/en/innovation-center/
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