B'nai Brith, UNESCO to hold Hebrew symposium in Paris
The conference, entitled "Hebrew as a Treasure of Human Heritage," will mark a century since the passing of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, who is widely regarded as the father of modern Hebrew.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, the founder of modern Hebrew, in his home in Jerusalem, sometime between 1918-1923. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
