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

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

Shimonovitch (later David Shimoni) was born inBabruysk inBelarus (then part of theRussian Empire) to Nissim Shimonovitch and Malka Fridland^[1] Although he lived inOttoman Palestine for a year in 1909, he did notimmigrate toBritish-administered Palestine until 1920. He was an early member ofAl-Domi.

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

Shimoni Street inJerusalem is named after him, as is Shimoni Street inBeersheva, Israel.

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