ICH-ISRAEL, the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Israel Center, is a non-profit organization founded by volunteers to highlight the importance of preserving Israel's heritage. The Center works to safeguard, transmit and promote these traditions, supporting safeguarding projects and fostering cultural diversity through events, workshops and educational courses. The organization operates independently and is non-political in its activities. Its main objective is to contribute to the development of Israel's cultural sector.

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Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) includes practices, representations, expressions, knowledge and skills, as well as the instruments, objects, artefacts, as well as the cultural spaces associated with them that are considered to be part of a place's cultural heritage.

To be included in the Intangible Cultural Heritage Inventory of Israel, communities, groups, and individuals must recognize the elements manifested in the following domains as part of their heritage:

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• Oral traditions and expressions, including language 

• Performing arts

• Social practices, rituals and festive events

• Knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe

• Traditional craftsmanship

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Objectives

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• Safeguarding the intangible cultural heritage of Israel

• Promoting the intangible cultural heritage of the different communities, groups and individuals of Israel

• Raising awareness of the importance of the intangible cultural heritage of Israel

• Developing research for elements of the intangible cultural heritage of Israel

• Supporting the transmission of the skills and knowledge associated with Israel's intangible cultural heritage

• Promoting traditional events, festivals and other living cultural practices 

• Developing certificate courses and workshops

• Supporting new projects and entrepreneurship in the field of intangible cultural heritage

• Bringing together stakeholders of Israel’s intangible cultural heritage during events

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The intangible cultural heritage, transmitted from generation to generation, has been constantly recreated by the different communities in their environment and their particular history, and provides them with a sense of identity and continuity, thus promoting respect for cultural diversity and human creativity.