Shin Shalom

Shalom Yosef Shapira, known by the pen name Shin Shalom (Hebrew: ש. שלום; 19 December 1904 – 2 March 1990), was an Israeli poet, author and translator. His poetry is known for elements derived form Hasidic and Kabbalah symbolism.

Shalom Yosef Shapira
שלום יוסף שפירא
Shin Shalom (standing) with Asher Barash (centre) and Nahum Slouschz (right), photographed during a Hebrew writers' conference in 1948
Born	Shalom Yosef Shapira (1904-12-19)19 December 1904 Parczew, Russian Empire
Died	2 March 1990(1990-03-02) (aged 85)
Nationality	Israel
Occupation(s)	Poet, author, translator
Notable work	Translations of Shakespeare's sonnets into Hebrew
Awards	1941: Bialik Prize 1949: Brenner Prize 1973: Israel Prize for poetry Tchernichovsky Prize

In 1973, Shalom was awarded the Israel Prize for poetry. He is also known for having translated all of Shakespeare's sonnets into Hebrew, a feat for which he was awarded the Tchernichovsky Prize. He was also the recipient of the Bialik Prize in 1941 and the Brenner Prize in 1949. Shalom's brother was Yitzhak Shapira (educator) [he] was the headmaster of the Hebrew Reali School from 1955 to 1983.

References

• "Weight and form in the poetry of Shin Shalom" (Hebrew), by Shlomo Span [he] (hosted on the Ben Yehuda Project [he]).
• Catalogue of Sin Shalom published works (Hebrew), featured on the website of the National Library of Israel.