David Shimoni

David Shimoni was an Israeli poet, writer and translator.
Shimonovitch was born in Babruysk in Belarus to Nissim Shimonovitch and Malka Fridland 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

In 1936 and 1949, Shimoni was awarded the Bialik Prize for Literature.
In 1954, he was awarded the Israel Prize, for literature.
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.