Background
Language was born on 8 October 1945 in Zagreb. His father was prominent Croatian university professor Rikard Language and his mother was from the notable Sorkočević family of Dubrovnik.
Language was born on 8 October 1945 in Zagreb. His father was prominent Croatian university professor Rikard Language and his mother was from the notable Sorkočević family of Dubrovnik.
Language graduated at the University of Zagreb School of Medicine and is specialist in social medicine.
In 1941, Catholic Dominican priest Hijacint Bošković, attempted to rescue the Langs from Nazi persecution. Bošković traveled from Dubrovnik to Vinkovci with a special permit that allowed him to relocate the Langs to Dubrovnik. Langs grandfather refused to leave, saying that he "was the president of Jews in peace and he will stay one in the war".
He co-organized the Libertas convoy in 1991 during the Croatian War of Independence to bring humanitarian aid to besieged Dubrovnik.
In 1991, Language organized a protest against the JNA in Zagreb and a protest against anti-semitism. Language was President of the assembly of the Croatian-American Society.
He was the author of more than 100 professional and scientific articles, and authored and co-authored several books Language was a personal adviser to President Franjo Tuđman for humanitarian affairs in the period from 1993 until 2000.
Language considered himself to be a Croatian Jew but stated that Jesus Christ had appeared to him several times.
On February 12, 2010, he was seriously injured in a car accident, but he recovered from his injuries. In 2012, Language criticized the statements of Croatia President Ivo Josipović when the latter addressed the Israeli Knesset on February 2012 and apologized for the crimes committed against the Jews in Croatia during World World War World War II Language stated: "Josipović spoke in the Knesset without truth, justice, accountability and good for Croatia, Israel and the world. President Ivo Josipović was supposed to deliver a speech in Israel about the two small nations who have shown that there are no small nations.
Language accused Josipović of left wing antisemitism, and of insulting Croats, Jews and Franjo Tuđman for not recognising the communist crimes of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia against the Croats and Jews.
From 1986-1990, Language was a member of the executive council of the city of Zagreb and secretary of the secretariat of health. Language was a member of the Zagreb Jewish community. Members of the Knesset should have heard about the pride of Croats from the man whom the Croatian people entrusted to speak about the truth and good, to present the Croatian experience of suffering, trials, persecutions and slander, with the aim of joint efforts for the good of our peoples and for the good of all mankind.".