Misafa lesafa = From language to language
For centuries, Hebrew was a sacred language, a written language of prayer and scripture. But today it is also the language of everyday life in Israel. Nurith Aviv, Israeli writers, musicians, actors and a Rabbi/philosopher from varying countries and ethnic backgrounds discuss the relationship between their mother tongues and Hebrew. Aviv introduces the theme by relating her childhood confusion over which was her true language - the German spoken at home by her immigrant parents, or the Hebrew spoken on the street and at school. Most of these authors, poets, songwriters, and scholars came to Israel decades ago with their families, and as immigrants they lived with at least two languages
VHS Video, Hebrew, 2004
First Run / Icarus Films, Brooklyn, NY, 2004