num_pages: 32
description: In 1885, few Jews in Israel used the holy language of their ancestors, and Hebrew was in danger of being lost--until Ben Zion and his father got involved. Through the help of his father and a community of children, Ben modernized the ancient language, creating a lexicon of new, modern words to bring Hebrew back into common usage.
language: English
title: The Language of Angels: a Story about the Reinvention of Hebrew
publisher: Charlesbridge