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The Man who Loves Hebrew

★ 8/10 · 2 votes 1991 Released

DramaHistory

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.

Cast

Kevin Patterson Dr. Peel S Sinai Peter Anat Waxman Gal Zaid N Nissim Zohar I Irina Seleznyova