Prof. Zohar Shavit’s 2004 critique (in English) of Nathan Efrati’s book
"Milshon yehidim lilshon uma: hadibur ha'ivri be'eretz Israel, 1881-1992" , ‘A Heady Hebrew’ http://www.haaretz.com/a-heady-hebrew-1.138717 shows how difficult it is for historians to separate fact from fiction even when dealing with a relatively recent historical phenomenon such as the development and later establishment of the spoken Hebrew language in Palestine and Israel. There seem to be more shadows than light thrown upon this fascinating subject. The Hebrew language, in common with other spoken languages, is dynamic and in the throes of continuous development, especially in this digital age. I am currently researching Jewish life in mediaeval England where it appears that Jews communicated with each other in written Hebrew. Did they also speak it? Yoel Sheridan Israel <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] <http://www.tenterbooks.com/> www.tenterbooks.com From: Hasafran [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Amalia Warshenbrot Sent: 05 January 2016 23:40 To: Guila COOPER <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Ben Yehuda Thank you to Guila for sharing with us this fascinating article. Aa a Sabra I can attest that eventually, Hebrew won, but, now the language is no longer pure. The Internet, TV and travel caused to the Englishizing of the Hebrew language. Even Haim Rabin z"l said: "Ain lanu PARTNER lashalom" as if there is no Hebrew word for "partner". In my last visit to Israel several stores and restaurants had English names. The signs appeared ONLY in English. In this article I read that the leadership in the early days before Israel independence insisted on Hebrew names for businesses. It is still a miracle. The leadership efforts to create a sense of peoplehood through the language shows that they were visionaries in the true sense of the word. Amalia Sent from my iPad On Jan 5, 2016, at 5:54 AM, Guila COOPER <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Hello, For the occasion of this anniversary let me circulate again the very interesting article by Prof. Zohar Shavit on Hebrew language revival. http://www.haaretz.co.il/literature/study/.premium-1.2619783?= <http://www.haaretz.co.il/literature/study/.premium-1.2619783?=&ts=_1451985975477> &ts=_1451985975477 Best regards Guila Cooper Bibliothèque de l'Alliance Israélite Universelle 45, rue La Bruyère 75009 Paris France www.aiu.org <http://www.aiu.org/> tel : +33 (1) 53 32 88 68 standard : +33 (1) 53 32 88 55 fax : +33 (1) 48 74 51 33 email : [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> __ Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) ================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> To join Ha-Safran, update or change your subscription, etc. - click here: https://lists.service.ohio-state.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran Questions, problems, complaints, compliments send to: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.service.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html Earlier Listserver: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org -- Hasafran mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/hasafran --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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