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Yishaq Epstein (יצחק אפשטיין), also known as Ishac and Isaac Epstein (Lyuban, Belarus 7 December 1862 – Jerusalem 26 February 1943) was a linguist and educator known for his text “The Hidden Question” which focuses on relations between Zionists and Arab Palestinians. He was also a major proponent in the revival of the Hebrew language, teaching in and directing public schools in Palestine.[1] He pioneered the “natural method” of teaching Hebrew, in which the teacher makes explanations only in Hebrew.[2][3] He was brother of the writer Zalman Epstein.
- ^ School & Society, vol. 34. James McKeen Cattell, Will Carson Ryan & Raymond Walters, 1931, page 294: “Dr. Isaac Epstein, one of the greatest Hebrew educators, and so-called father of the modern Hebrew school in Palestine, tells us in a most charming way about his first steps in creating the Hebrew elementary…”
- ^ Memories of Two Generations: A Yiddish Life in Russia and Texas Alexander Z. Gurwitz, Bryan Edward Stone · 2016 p 390 “Its first principal was D. B. Lichtenhartz, who had previously been superintendent of a Hebrew school in New Orleans. ... sometimes known as the ‘natural’ method, pioneered in Palestine by the linguist Ishac (Isaac) Epstein (1862–1943).”
- ^ “Epstein, Izhac” from Encyclopaedia Judaica. Encyclopedia.com