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The Man who Loves Hebrew

1991

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DramaHistory

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.

Top Cast

Sinai Peter headshot

Sinai Peter

Anat Waxman headshot

Anat Waxman

Gal Zaid headshot

Gal Zaid

Nissim Zohar headshot

Nissim Zohar

Irina Seleznyova headshot

Irina Seleznyova