{"id":62,"date":"2024-12-22T16:13:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T14:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libtest1.haifa.ac.il\/internal\/asai\/homepage\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:43:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:43:52","slug":"homepage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lib.haifa.ac.il\/asai\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"The Israel Folktale Archives named in honor of Dov Noy (IFA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"62\" class=\"elementor elementor-62 elementor-21\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8aa0023 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8aa0023\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e193d02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e193d02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1196\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/lib.haifa.ac.il\/asai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_EN.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2256\" alt=\"Research Conserve Respect\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lib.haifa.ac.il\/asai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_EN.png 1196w, https:\/\/lib.haifa.ac.il\/asai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_EN-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/lib.haifa.ac.il\/asai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_EN-1024x375.png 1024w, https:\/\/lib.haifa.ac.il\/asai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Banner_EN-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1196px) 100vw, 1196px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b76db3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2b76db3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2d613f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c2d613f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<html>\r\n<head>\r\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=UTF-8\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\r\n\t\tconst btn = document.getElementById(\"submitPrimoBtn\");\r\n\t\tconst form = document.getElementById(\"PrimoSimpleSearch\");\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\tfunction handlePrimoSubmit(e) {\r\n\t\t\te.preventDefault();\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\tconst basePrimoProxyUrl = \"https:\/\/primo-icc-prod.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com\/primo-explore\/search?vid=ASAI&tab=default_tab&search_scope=default_scope&lang=en_US\";\r\n\t\t\tconst encodedQuery = encodeURIComponent(document.getElementById(\"primoQuery\").value);\r\n\t\t\tform.action = ((encodedQuery) ? basePrimoProxyUrl + \"&query=any,contains,\" + encodedQuery : basePrimoProxyUrl);\r\n\t\t\tform.submit();\r\n\t\t}\r\n\t\tif (btn)\r\n\t\t\tbtn.addEventListener(\"click\", handlePrimoSubmit);\r\n\t\tif (form)\r\n\t\t\tform.addEventListener(\"submit\", handlePrimoSubmit);\r\n\t});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<\/head>\r\n<body>\r\n<form id=\"PrimoSimpleSearch\" method=\"post\" action=\"\" enctype=\"application\/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"query\" id=\"primoQuery\" placeholder=\"Search in the tales repository. 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They were headed by Noy until 1983, when they were transferred to the University of Haifa.<\/p>\n<p>IFA has the largest collection of Jewish folktales and contains over 25,000 tales. The archives are led by an academic committee headed by Prof. Dina Stein.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03c5136 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"03c5136\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d52cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2d52cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Memory of the World<\/h3>\n<p>The Israel Folktale Archives (IFA) was recognized by UNESCO as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unesco.org\/en\/memory-world\/israel-folktale-archives?hub=1081\">Memory of the World<\/a> heritage site on the International Register in 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