Art Resource - AR975900

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Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858-1922), founder of modern Hebrew, c1900?

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Members of the Special Night Squads in British Army uniform, Palestine, c1938-1939.

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Members of the Hebrew Language Council, 1912.

Members of the Hebrew Language Council, 1912. On the right is Lithuanian-born Jewish scholar and leader Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, (1858-1922), the Father of Modern Hebrew. Eliezer Perelman changed his name, settled in Palestine and dedicated himself to the revival of Hebrew as the national language. His 16-volume Dictionary of Ancient and Modern Hebrew contributed significantly to this end. Ben-Yehuda founded the Hebrew Language Council, devoted to promoting and regulating the development of the Hebrew language. It became the Academy of Hebrew Language in 1953.

Unique Identifier AR975900

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 5319px × 3288px

Photo Credit HIP / Art Resource, NY

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