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Author, lecturer, and philosopher Dr. Eugene Borowitz discusses the evolution of Hebrew as a modern, living language. This lecture is part of a series exploring the modern Jewish identity. Borowitz reviews the modern development of Hebrew semantically and then culturally. He contends that the two main challenges of disseminating Hebrew as a modern language are authenticity and modernity, that is, remaining true to the tradition of the language while also allowing it to be relevant and useful for modern people. He frames his discussion around three primary figures: Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the Russian linguist who developed the first Hebrew dictionary; Shaul Tchernichovsky, a Hebrew poet influenced by ancient Greece; and Hayim Nahman Bialik, a Hebrew poet more directly inspired by Jewish tradition. The lecture is followed with questions from the audience.
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