Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858-1922), a Russian Jew, was the leader of the movement to revive the Hebrew language - the only attempt we know of that succeeded in restoring an archaic language to use in everyday speech. This memoir is an account of his life until 1882, a year after he …
"'Becoming Hebrew' is a study of the creation of a Zionist national culture in Jewish Palestine between 1900 and 1914. Conceived as a revolution in Jewish life, the new culture maintained a tensely intricate relationship with traditional Judaism."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
'Becoming Hebrew' is a study of the creation of a Zionist national culture in Jewish Palestine between 1900 and 1914. Conceived as a revolution in Jewish life, the new culture maintained a tensely intricate relationship with traditional Judaism.
'Becoming Hebrew' is a study of the creation of a Zionist national culture in Jewish Palestine between 1900 and 1914. Conceived as a revolution in Jewish life, the new culture maintained a tensely intricate relationship with traditional Judaism.
'Becoming Hebrew' is a study of the creation of a Zionist national culture in Jewish Palestine between 1900 and 1914. Conceived as a revolution in Jewish life, the new culture maintained a tensely intricate relationship with traditional Judaism.
'Becoming Hebrew' is a study of the creation of a Zionist national culture in Jewish Palestine between 1900 and 1914. Conceived as a revolution in Jewish life, the new culture maintained a tensely intricate relationship with traditional Judaism.
As the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persists, aspiring peacemakers continue to search for the precise territorial dividing line that will satisfy both Israeli and Palestinian nationalist demands. The prevailing view assumes that this struggle is nothing more than a dispute over …