David Shimoni

David Shimoni (Hebrew: דוד שמעוני; 25 August 1891 – 10 December 1956) was an Israeli poet, writer and translator.

David Shimoni
דוד שמעוני
David Shimoni in 1935
Born	Shimonovitch (1891-08-25)25 August 1891 Babruysk, Belarus
Died	10 December 1956(1956-12-10) (aged 65)
Nationality	Israel
Occupation(s)	Poet, writer, translator
Awards	Bialik Prize (1936, 1949) Israel Prize (1954) Tchernichovsky Prize

Shimonovitch (later David Shimoni) was born in Babruysk in Belarus (then part of the Russian Empire) to Nissim Shimonovitch and Malka Fridland^[1] Although he lived in Ottoman Palestine for a year in 1909, he did not immigrate to British-administered Palestine until 1920. He was an early member of Al-Domi.

Awards and commemoration

Shimoni Street, Jerusalem

• In 1936 and 1949, Shimoni was awarded the Bialik Prize for Literature.^[2]
• In 1954, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for literature.^[3]
• He is also a recipient of the Tchernichovsky Prize for exemplary translation.

Shimoni Street in Jerusalem is named after him, as is Shimoni Street in Beersheva, Israel.

See also

• List of Bialik Prize recipients
• List of Israel Prize recipients