Summary 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. View more details
Directed : Eli Cohen
Written : Stuart Schoffman Eli Cohen
Stars : Anat Waxman Kevin Patterson Irina Seleznyova Sinai Peter
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 1994
Countries of origin : Israel
Language : Hebrew
Filming locations : Jerusalem, Israel
Production companies : Belfilms Ltd. Mordecai Slonim Productions
Summary 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. View more details
Genres : Drama
Release date : Feb 6, 1994
Countries of origin : Israel
Language : Hebrew
Filming locations : Jerusalem, Israel
Production companies : Belfilms Ltd. Mordecai Slonim Productions