This book presents the English translation of the incomplete autobiography of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda who played an important role in the history of the Hebrew language revival. It provides a moving account of the early part of the Eliezer Ben-Yehuda's life and struggle.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (1858-1922), a Russian Jew, was the leader of the movement to revive the Hebrew language—the only attempt we know of that succeeded in restoring an archaic language to use in everyday speech