Shimon Moskovitz

  General Notes:

SHIMON m
Usage: Jewish
Hebrew form of SIMON
SIMON m
Usage: English, French, Scandinavian, Hungarian, Slovene, Biblical
Pronounced: SIE-mun (English), see-MAWN (French)
From the Greek form of the Hebrew name Shim'on which meant "hearkening" or "listening". The New Testament presents Simon, also known as Peter (a name given to him by Jesus), as the most important of the apostles. This is also the name of several other characters in the Bible, including the man who carried the cross for Jesus.

Shimon married Ivon Moskovitz, daughter of Viktor Figenboim and Figenboim, in Haifa Israel. (Ivon Moskovitz was born in Hongeria.)