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
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
Died2 March 1990(1990-03-02) (aged 85)
Nationality Israel
Occupation(s)Poet, author, translator
Notable workTranslations of Shakespeare's sonnets into Hebrew
Awards

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.

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