Itamar Ben-Avi

Itamar Ben-Avi
Itamar Ben-Avi
איתמר בן־אב״י‎
	Ben-Avi in 1912
Born	Ben-Zion Ben-Yehuda; 31 July 1882; Jerusalem, Ottoman Empire
Died	8 April 1943 (aged 60); New York City, New York, U.S.
Nationality	Palestinian (British Mandate)
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	Being the first native speaker of Modern Hebrew
Spouse	Leah Abushedid (m. 1905)
Children	3
Parents	Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (father); Devora Jonas (mother);
Relatives	Dola Ben-Yehuda Wittmann (half-sister)

Itamar Ben-Avi (Hebrew: איתמר בן־אב״י; né Ben-Zion Ben-Yehuda, בן־ציון בן־יהודה; 31 July 1882 – 8 April 1943) was the first native speaker of Hebrew in modern times. He was a journalist and Zionist activist.