The Man who Loves Hebrew

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.

Cast

Kevin Patterson

Dr. Peel

Sinai Peter

Anat Waxman

Gal Zaid

Nissim Zohar

Irina Seleznyova