Effie Hertzke owns her multilingualism, and her translanguaging celebrates the idiosyncratic beauty of both English and Hebrew, as well as her national identities. (JTA) — Before I had even managed to ...

There is a saying in Israel: “Ein li achot” — “I don’t have a sister.” It’s a Hebrew cousin to Groucho Marx’s question, “When did you stop beating your wife?” Like that classic, it describes the ...

While making the film “A Tale of Love and Darkness,” Natalie Portman had to put her palm in front of her mouth, repeat Hebrew words and feel how the air hit her skin. If Portman felt her breath, it ...

The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language, according to new research. "In addition to personal-affective factors, it has been found that ...

The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at the University of Haifa by Dr. Raphiq ...

If Spanish is your second language in America, chances are you’ll speak with a better accent if you have more empathy for Latin Americans, suggests a new Israeli study. Researchers from the University ...