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So Ben-Yehuda created new words from old ones , and Hebrew once again became a living language . Because of Ben-Yehuda’s efforts , Jews around the world now have a common language in which to discuss everything from the Bible to soccer to computers to politics to the latest action movie . A Living Miracle Two thousand years ago Eretz Yisrael was destroyed ; one hundred years ago it was just an idea ; today Medinat Yisrael is a living miracle ! No wonder Jews around the world celebrate Yom Ha’atzma’ut with great joy and sing “ Hatikvah” with a full heart . In almost every Israeli town and city there is a Ben-Yehuda Street , named in honor of the father of modern Hebrew . This Ben-Yehuda Street is in Jerusalem . The street sign is written in Hebrew , Arabic , and English . Eliezer Ben-Yehuda insisted that his family speak only Hebrew in their home . His son , Itamar , was the first child to grow up speaking modern Hebrew .
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