The Man who Loves Hebrew
Original title: האיש שאהב בעברית
8.0(2)1991HE
Directed by Eli Cohen
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.
