Shalom Yosef Shapira, known by the pen name Shin Shalom (19 December 1904 – 2 March 1990; Hebrew: ש. שלום), was an Israeli poet, author and translator. His poetry is known for elements derived form Hasidic and Kabbalah symbolism.
Shalom Yosef Shapira | |
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 Shin Shalom (standing) with Asher Barash (centre) and Nahum Slouschz (right), photographed during a Hebrew writers' conference in 1948 | |
| Born | Shalom Yosef Shapira 19 December 1904 |
| Died | 2 March 1990 (aged 85) |
| Nationality |  Israel |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, author, translator |
| Notable work | Translations of Shakespeare's sonnets into Hebrew |
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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) was the headmaster of the Hebrew Reali School from 1955 to 1983.
References
edit- "Weight and form in the poetry of Shin Shalom" (Hebrew), by Shlomo Span (hosted on the Ben Yehuda Project).
- Catalogue of Sin Shalom published works (Hebrew), featured on the website of the National Library of Israel.