Elisheva Bichovsky
Russian and Israeli poet (1888-1949) · Israel · On the map · Writers · Died at 61
Elisheva Bikhovski was a Russian and Israeli poet, writer, literary critic and translator, often known simply by her adopted Biblical Hebrew name "Elishéva".
Elisheva Bichovsky is read about 11 times a day, in 8 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 5 October 2026
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Her Russian Orthodox father, Ivan Zhirkov, was a village teacher who later became a bookseller and textbook publisher; her mother was descended from Irish Catholics who had settled in Russia after the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Elisheva wrote most of her works in Hebrew, and also translated English and Hebrew poetry into Russian.
