Historically, ‘square’ (block) Hebrew was established in the land of Israel, some time between the ½ BCE and slowly developed into what is now the modern Hebrew alphabet, in the next thousand years. Photo by Cole Keister on Unsplash Hebrew From Ancient Times until the 19th Century Let’s go! Lamir Geyen! ! בוא נלךĪ wall at Netiv HaAsara facing the Gaza border reads the words “Path to Peace” in Hebrew, Arabic, and English.
We’ll also take a look at how Yiddish is still used in small religious communities in Jerusalem and how it’s even making a bit of a comeback amongst the young and secular in wider Israel. Today, we’ll be looking at language in Israel - how linguistic scholars and Zionists alike promoted a Hebrew revival and how this Hebrew revival impacted Yiddish speakers (many of whom had come to Palestine/Israel from Eastern Europe and knew nothing of Hebrew, save for what they could read in the Bible). And never more so than in Israel which was in the interesting position of only having revived Hebrew (in its modern form) in the last 150 years! Language lets people share common ideas, express feelings and desires, and, in turn, forges all kinds of ties between people. And it’s not the only language in Israel you’ll see written this way either - Arabic (although written in cursive, not block letters) and Yiddish are also written right to left.Īs we all know, language is an incredibly powerful tool in society - it helps people communicate with each other, build relationships, and also enables them to promote their culture. Just as interestingly for the visitor, it was - and is still - written from right to left. For sure, it developed over time but essentially it had - and still does - 22 letters, but only with consonants represented. The letters are written in block form. A historic Old Testament scroll rescued from the city of Lodz in Poland. Photo by Mick Haupt on UnsplashĮarly Hebrew was the alphabet used by Jews before the 6th century (basically the Babylonian Exile) and existed in local variants.
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