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Foreign Language Conference at Kentucky University Discusses Hebrew

April 28, 1961
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Some 20 reports and discussions on various aspects of the study of Hebrew language and literature will be represented at the three-day Foreign Language Conference which opened here today at the University of Kentucky.

The conference will deal with the theory and practice of teaching foreign languages, both classical and modern Hebrew topics on the agenda include papers on modern Hebrew and its significance for the restoration of Israel, Hassidism, problems of the revival of Hebrew and teaching uses of biblical language statistics.

Aharon Rosen of the Hebrew University, consultant to the Department of Education and Culture of the American Zionist Council today, conducted a demonstration lesson for beginners in Hebrew.

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