The Man who Loves Hebrew

Drama

History

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.

Production Companies

Belfilms Ltd.

Mordecai Slonim Productions

Release date

1st Jan 1991

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, עִבְרִית, Pусский