Habermann Institute for Literary Research (Lod)

Israel / Hamerkaz / Lod / King David Blvd., 20
 folklore, literary museum
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Founded: 1985
The Haberman Institute for Literary Research, in the town of Lod (Lydda), devotes itself to research in the field of the literature and the folklore of the Jewish communities in the world, with special attention to North African Jewry.
Among the institute's belongings is a library which is particularly rich in the field of folklore, e.g. folk tales, customs, fables and sayings, popular beliefs, as well as manuscripts treating of remedies and amulets, traditional cures, etc.
The institute has a Museum of Jewish Heritage which includes many folkloristic items
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Coordinates:   31°57'5"N   34°53'11"E
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