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Eliezer Ben Yehuda-yertziet
Event Details :
Ivri Date: 26 Kislev, 5683
English Date: 16 December, 1922
Additional Details:
Eliezer Ben‑Yehuda (Hebrew: אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־יְהוּדָה, 7 January 1858 – 16 December 1922) was a key figure in the revival of Hebrew as a spoken language. He was born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman in Luzhky, Lithuania, now northern Belarus.