Rachel Bluwstein

Rachel Bluwstein
Rachel Bluwstein
Born	(1890-09-20)20 September 1890 Saratov, Russian Empire
Died	16 April 1931(1931-04-16) (aged 40) Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine
Occupation	Poet

Rachel Bluwstein Sela (20 September (Julian calendar) 1890 – 16 April 1931) was a Hebrew-language poet who immigrated to Palestine, then part of the Ottoman Empire, in 1909. She is known by her first name, Rachel (Hebrew: רחל [ʁaˈχel]), or as Rachel the Poetess (רחל המשוררת‎ [ʁaˈχel (h)am(e)ʃoˈʁeʁet]). She is featured on Israel's 20 Shekel Banknote.