Did Chagall Know Hebrew?
December 10th, 2008 by Menachem Wecker
Short answer: Not as well as you might have thought. My article in The Jewish Press appears here.
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David Says
Great article. The Jewish Press is not worthy of you.
Do you think that there could possibly be reasons for Chagall’s misspellings other than his supposed illiteracy?
Dec 12th, 2008 at 8:14 am
Menachem Wecker Says
Thanks. I’m definitely open to suggestions. What did you have in mind?
Dec 12th, 2008 at 8:29 am