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Original Language:Hebrew
From Language to Language
For centuries Hebrew was a sacred language a written language of prayer and scripture But today it is also the language of everyday life in Israel Nurith Aviv Israeli writers musicians actors and a Rabbiphilosopher from varying countries and ethnic backgrounds discuss the relationship between their mother tongues and Hebrew Featuring Aharon Appelfeld acclaimed for his literary explorations of the Holocaust actress Jenya Evgenya Dodina Rabbi and philosopher Daniel Epstein poet Salman Musalahah poet and translator Agi Mishol singer Amal Murkus poet and Professor of Jewish Thought Haviva Pedaya and Meir Wieseltier a member of the early Sixties Tel Aviv Poets group
DirectorNurith Aviv
