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	(British Mandate)
Occupation	Journalist
Known for	Being the first native speaker of Modern Hebrew
Spouse	Leah Abushedid (m. 1905)
Children	3, including Drora Ben Avi
Parents	Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (father); Devora Ben Yehuda (mother);
Relatives	Dola Ben-Yehuda Wittmann (half-sister); Gil Hovav (grandson);

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.