Post by Garcia, Paul A. on May 7, 2016 8:59:20 GMT -5
An old friend authored this book, and I thought it might be of interest to =
Hebrew teachers and others interested in the language and its history. pg
Modern Hebrew: The Past and Future of a Revitalized Language by Norman Berd=
ichevsky McFarland & Company. July, 2014, ISBN 978-0-7864-9492-7;Ebook IS=
BN: 978-1-4766-2629-1 ca. 25 photos, notes, bibliography, index. Softcove=
r 6 x 9. Discounts for classroom use.
Berdichevsky-touches on many fields in this, his latest book: history, poli=
tics, religion, linguistics, demographics, and more. No prior familiarity w=
ith Hebrew is necessary, and the writing is engaging and warm. He shows how=
old root words were made to grow new branches to apply to modern invention=
s and situations=85. how the revitalization of Hebrew sparked other communi=
ties to revive and refresh languages such as Basque, Welsh, Greek, Catalan,=
and even Yiddish. He explains how everyone from American Jews to the Sovie=
ts to Israel's Arabic-speaking neighbors responded to Hebrew's resurgence. =
(Paul Wieder in the JUF News, November 2014, Chicago).
A newly published book, Norman Berdichevsky=92s =93Modern Hebrew=94 is an =
excellent survey of its subject. In just 200 pages, Berdichevsky manages to=
touch succinctly but informatively on nearly every aspect of Zionism=92s s=
uccessful revival of Hebrew as the spoken language it had not been for two =
millennia =97 a feat unparalleled in human history. (=93Philologos=94 in J=
ewish Daily Forward. Nov. 29, 2014 ).
This book is addressed to general audience and does not require any previo=
us knowledge of the language. It enables new students and those interested =
in Israeli events and culture, an appreciation of the achievements, dilemma=
s and challenges facing the language. Among the questions the book answer=
s are
....How different are Modern and Biblical Hebrew? What Biblical Hebrew word=
s continue to be the source of so many disputes ? Why has Hebrew declined i=
n the Diaspora? How did Hebrew become a modern language? How large a =93Heb=
rew Gap=94 is there between Israel and the Diaspora? How did it win out ove=
r Yiddish? How did Modern Hebrew inspire other national language revivals? =
How has ignorance of Modern Hebrew by critics put Israel at a disadvantage?=
How did Hebrew survive in the USSR? What is the future of Hebrew instructi=
on at the university level and in charter schools in the U.S. and the U.K.?=
Is Hebrew slang becoming more innovative? How fluent or proficient are Isr=
aeli Arabs in their mastery of Hebrew for professional and career purposes?=
Are you surprised that more Egyptian university students are studying Mode=
rn Hebrew than American students?
=93The Epic Transformation of a Language=94: review in Moment magazine =
www.momentmag.com/hebrew-an-epic-transformation/
Interview =93The Past and Future of Hebrew in Israel and Beyond=94 by Manue=
l Langendorf, Middle East editor of The Fair Observer=85http://www.fairobse=
rver.com/culture/the-past-and-future-of-hebrew-in-israel-and-beyond-64612/
Video interview at www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dvtmn2hqnxis
Table of Contents:
1 Modern Hebrew in American Popular Culture 2 The Magnificent Heritage of=
Biblical Hebrew Prior to the Modern Language 3 Modern Hebrew=92s Influence=
on =93Minor Language Revivals and Esperanto=94 4 The Three Thousand Year =
Old Treasury 5 How Hebrew Became a Modern Language 6 Do the Israelis Spe=
ak Hebrew or Israeli? 7 The Great Yiddish-Hebrew Rivalry 8 Negation of the=
Golah (Exile); Hebraization 9 Baltic Training Grounds for a Hebrew State =
10 The First Modern Hebrew Textbook With Real National-Cultural Content 1=
1 Soviet Persecution of Hebrew 12 Israeli Arab Use of Hebrew 13 Towards=
a Hebrew Republic? 14 Slang and Profanity 15 The Current Assault on Hebr=
ew at Home; Competition from English. 16. Outlook for Hebrew in the U.K. &=
U.S. 17 Epilogue
Hebrew teachers and others interested in the language and its history. pg
Modern Hebrew: The Past and Future of a Revitalized Language by Norman Berd=
ichevsky McFarland & Company. July, 2014, ISBN 978-0-7864-9492-7;Ebook IS=
BN: 978-1-4766-2629-1 ca. 25 photos, notes, bibliography, index. Softcove=
r 6 x 9. Discounts for classroom use.
Berdichevsky-touches on many fields in this, his latest book: history, poli=
tics, religion, linguistics, demographics, and more. No prior familiarity w=
ith Hebrew is necessary, and the writing is engaging and warm. He shows how=
old root words were made to grow new branches to apply to modern invention=
s and situations=85. how the revitalization of Hebrew sparked other communi=
ties to revive and refresh languages such as Basque, Welsh, Greek, Catalan,=
and even Yiddish. He explains how everyone from American Jews to the Sovie=
ts to Israel's Arabic-speaking neighbors responded to Hebrew's resurgence. =
(Paul Wieder in the JUF News, November 2014, Chicago).
A newly published book, Norman Berdichevsky=92s =93Modern Hebrew=94 is an =
excellent survey of its subject. In just 200 pages, Berdichevsky manages to=
touch succinctly but informatively on nearly every aspect of Zionism=92s s=
uccessful revival of Hebrew as the spoken language it had not been for two =
millennia =97 a feat unparalleled in human history. (=93Philologos=94 in J=
ewish Daily Forward. Nov. 29, 2014 ).
This book is addressed to general audience and does not require any previo=
us knowledge of the language. It enables new students and those interested =
in Israeli events and culture, an appreciation of the achievements, dilemma=
s and challenges facing the language. Among the questions the book answer=
s are
....How different are Modern and Biblical Hebrew? What Biblical Hebrew word=
s continue to be the source of so many disputes ? Why has Hebrew declined i=
n the Diaspora? How did Hebrew become a modern language? How large a =93Heb=
rew Gap=94 is there between Israel and the Diaspora? How did it win out ove=
r Yiddish? How did Modern Hebrew inspire other national language revivals? =
How has ignorance of Modern Hebrew by critics put Israel at a disadvantage?=
How did Hebrew survive in the USSR? What is the future of Hebrew instructi=
on at the university level and in charter schools in the U.S. and the U.K.?=
Is Hebrew slang becoming more innovative? How fluent or proficient are Isr=
aeli Arabs in their mastery of Hebrew for professional and career purposes?=
Are you surprised that more Egyptian university students are studying Mode=
rn Hebrew than American students?
=93The Epic Transformation of a Language=94: review in Moment magazine =
www.momentmag.com/hebrew-an-epic-transformation/
Interview =93The Past and Future of Hebrew in Israel and Beyond=94 by Manue=
l Langendorf, Middle East editor of The Fair Observer=85http://www.fairobse=
rver.com/culture/the-past-and-future-of-hebrew-in-israel-and-beyond-64612/
Video interview at www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dvtmn2hqnxis
Table of Contents:
1 Modern Hebrew in American Popular Culture 2 The Magnificent Heritage of=
Biblical Hebrew Prior to the Modern Language 3 Modern Hebrew=92s Influence=
on =93Minor Language Revivals and Esperanto=94 4 The Three Thousand Year =
Old Treasury 5 How Hebrew Became a Modern Language 6 Do the Israelis Spe=
ak Hebrew or Israeli? 7 The Great Yiddish-Hebrew Rivalry 8 Negation of the=
Golah (Exile); Hebraization 9 Baltic Training Grounds for a Hebrew State =
10 The First Modern Hebrew Textbook With Real National-Cultural Content 1=
1 Soviet Persecution of Hebrew 12 Israeli Arab Use of Hebrew 13 Towards=
a Hebrew Republic? 14 Slang and Profanity 15 The Current Assault on Hebr=
ew at Home; Competition from English. 16. Outlook for Hebrew in the U.K. &=
U.S. 17 Epilogue
