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The Remarkable Rebirth of Hebrew: A Historic Linguistic Event
Monday, November 4 at 12pm PT/ 3pm ET
Learn the story of modern Hebrew with Israeli Linguist Dr. Ruvik Rosenthal. Discover what enabled an ancient language, used mostly in Jewish religious scripts and rituals along 1,700 years, to serve the needs of a living modern society. How did Hebrew change and develop along 140 years of the Zionist project and the state of Israel? Does it flourish in the spoken language of the Israeli people, or become poorer and spoiled? What does the rich Israeli slang tell us? Register today to join us on this exciting journey into the unique phenomenon that is the revival of Hebrew. This event is sponsored by the Robbin Steif Philanthropic fund and cosponsored by the Winkler Lowy Foundation and Alisa Wilson.
Dr. Ruvik Rosenthal is an Israeli writer and linguist. He has published 24 books on various topics, hundreds of articles, essays and journalistic features. He won the prestigious Sokolov Award (also known as the Israeli Pulitzer) for outstanding journalism, and the Ramat-Gan Prize for Children鈥檚 Literature. Over the years his books and articles have dealt with the core-issues affecting Israel: wars, bereavement, social conflicts and the cultural and ethnic diversity of Israeli society.