12018-07-26T20:23:48-07:00Zoë Wilkinson Saldaña6beb73a90c38e77367b9737ee8e808917759a78e310402plain2020-07-27T17:52:01-07:00Bobruisk, BelarusFebruary 28, 1905May 9, 1905171Tel Aviv, Israel ??Isabella Buzynski4c5090420af98824ad786b6dac1f314b9e9f95a8David Shimonovitz (1886–1956) was a poet and translator. Born in Belorussia, Shimonovitz moved to Palestine in 1909 for about a year, where he made friendships with Hebrew writers before returning to Russia and onward to Berlin. By 1923 he moved to Tel Aviv to teach Hebrew, comparative literature, and biblical studies at the Herzliya gymnasium.