The Man who Loves Hebrew (האיש שאהב בעברית)

Release Date:	1991-01-01
Runtime:	0 min
Status:	Released
Genres:	Drama, History
Production:	Belfilms Ltd., Mordecai Slonim Productions

Overview

At the beginning of the 20th century, a language war raged in Palestine. The contenders: Yiddish, Russian, French, German, English, and Hebrew, a language barely spoken for 2000 years. This feature film tells the dramatic life story of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda who championed the cause of modern Hebrew.