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Shapira Scroll Lithograph (partial)
Shapira is a surname, and may refer to: * Amitzur Shapira, Israeli runner and track and field coach killed in the 1972 Munich massacre * Amos Shapira, Israeli former President of El Al Airlines, Cellcom, and the University of Haifa * Anita Shapira, Israeli historian * Avraham Shapira, rabbi * Benjamin Shapira, Israeli biochemist * Berechiah Berak ben Isaac Eisik Shapira, 17th-century rabbi * Dan Shapira, American physicist * David Shapira, American businessman * Haim-Moshe Shapira, Israeli politician * Isaiah Meïr Kahana Shapira (1828–1887), Polish-German rabbi and author * Moshe Shmuel Shapira, rabbi * Moses Wilhelm Shapira * Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or (born 1989), Israeli swimmer * Omer Shapira (born 1994), Israeli racing cyclist * Rachel Shapira, Israeli songwriter and poet * Yitzhak Shapira, author of The King's Torah * Yosef Shapira, Israeli judge and State Comptroller of Israel * Shapira (Tel Aviv neighborhood) See also * Shapiro * Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amitzur Shapira
Amitzur Shapira ( he, עמיצור שפירא; 9 July 1932 – 6 September 1972) was an Israeli sprinter and long jumper. He was head coach for the Israeli track and field team at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. He was murdered by Palestinian terrorists in the Munich massacre. Biography Amitzur Shapira was born in Mandatory Palestine and was a resident in Herzliya. For many years, he served as a teacher and educator at the Wingate Institute. Shapira was married with four children. Shapira attended the 1972 Summer Olympics as the head coach for the Israeli track and field team. During the event he and 10 other members of the Israel Olympic team were taken hostage by Arab terrorists. Two of the Israeli hostages were shot at the beginning of the ordeal and the other nine (including Shapira) were murdered on the tarmac of Furstenfeldbruck airbase during a botched rescue attempt by Munich police and Bavarian border guards. Shapira was the coach of Esther Shachamaro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isaiah Meïr Kahana Shapira
Isaiah Meïr Kahana Shapira (; 28 July 1828 – 9 January 1887) was a Polish-German rabbi and author. Biography Shapira was born in Memel, Prussia, in 1828. He is said to have been familiar at the age of thirteen with all the ''sedarim'' of both Talmudim and with a part of the ''poskim''. About 1845 he studied philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy, and as early as 1848 he wrote on ethics for different journals. Shapira engaged in business as a merchant; but a fire destroyed all his belongings, and he was compelled to accept the rabbinate of Czortkow. Before assuming office, however, he went to Lemberg Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in Western Ukraine, western Ukraine, and the List of cities in Ukraine, seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is o ... to train himself in the necessary secular studies. He studied philosophy, ethics, and theology in the academy there for nine mont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakira
Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is noted for her musical versatility. She made her recording debut with Sony Music Colombia at the age of 13. Following the commercial failure of her first two albums, '' Magia'' (1991) and '' Peligro'' (1993), she rose to prominence in Hispanic countries with her next albums, ''Pies Descalzos'' (1995) and ''Dónde Están los Ladrones?'' (1998). She entered the English-language market with her fifth album, ''Laundry Service'' (2001), which sold over 13 million copies worldwide. Buoyed by the international success of her singles "Whenever, Wherever" and "Underneath Your Clothes", the album propelled her reputation as a leading crossover artist. Broadcast Music, Inc., described Shakira as a "pioneer" who extended the global reach of Latino sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shapiro
Shapiro, and its variations such as Shapira, Schapiro, Schapira, Sapir, Sapira, Spira, Sapiro, Spiro (name)/Spyro (in Greek), Szapiro/ Szpiro (in Polish) and Chapiro (in French), is a Jewish Ashkenazi surname. Etymology The surname is derived from the medieval name of Speyer, Germany, compare Spire, the French name for that city. Other name variants attributed to Speyer include Sapiro, Spira, Spire, Spiro, Spero, Chapiro, Sprai, Szpir, Szpiro, Sapir and Spear. The Jewish community of Speyer was one of three leading cities central to the development of Ashkenazi culture, referred to as the , an acronym based on the names of the cities. The family name Speyer (based on the modern German name for the same city) has also become a well-known surname that was spread by Jews from Frankfurt to England, the United States and Canada in the late 19th and early 20th century. Some suggest that the surname derives from the Aramaic word () meaning "handsome". Notable people surnamed Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shapira (Tel Aviv Neighborhood)
Shapira ( he, שכונת שפירא) (Shechunat Shapira) is a neighborhood in south Tel Aviv, Israel with a population of 8,000. It is located south of the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station and extends to the Ayalon Highway in the east, Mount Zion Boulevard in the west, and to Kibbutz Galuyot Street in the south. Shapira is home to a large community of migrants and foreign workers. In 2005, it was described as one of the most heterogeneous neighborhoods in Tel Aviv. History The neighborhood was founded by Meir Getzl Shapiro, an American Jewish businessman, who immigrated Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ... to Palestine (Eretz Israel) in 1922 and bought plots along the seashore. Shapira is being renovated under the auspices of Project Renewal, a national project to r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yosef Shapira (judge)
Yosef Haim Shapira ( he, יוסף חיים שפירא; born 5 July 1945) is an Israeli attorney and judge who served as the seventh State Comptroller of Israel from July 2012 to July 2019. Biography Shapira was born in Jerusalem. He earned a law degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1971 and in 1972 was certified as a lawyer. As part of his reserve duty, he served as a judge at the IDF's Military Court of Appeals, as a colonel. In 2000 he received a Master's degree in criminology from the University of Leicester in England. Shapira is married and a father of three. Judicial career Between 2001–2003 he was Vice Chairman of the National Disciplinary Tribunal of the Israeli Bar Association. In July 2003 he was appointed a judge of HaShalom courts in the District of Jerusalem. In May 2005 he was appointed a judge of the District Court of Jerusalem. Notable rulings include the opening of the Karta parking lot for businesses on Shabbat, the 2007 ruling in favor of an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King's Torah
Yitzhak Shapira is an Israeli rabbi who lived in the West Bank Israeli settlement Yitzhar,Matthew Wagner"Shimshon soldiers to be hailed at 'farbrengen'" ''Jerusalem Post'', 12 November 2009 and is head of the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva. In 2009, he published a book (''The King's Torah'') in which he writes that it is permissible for Jews to kill non-Jews (including children). The book states "There is a reason to kill babies n the enemy sideeven if they have not transgressed the seven Noahide Laws because of the future danger they may present, since it is assumed that they will grow up to be evil like their parents." They can be killed indirectly to put pressure on enemy leaders, or if they are "in the way". They can also be harmed if they "prevent a rescue, because their presence contributes to murder". He also writes that children of the king can be harmed to pressure him if he is wicked and harming them will prevent him from acting wickedly. He adds that "it is better to kill one pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yitzhak Shapira
Yitzhak Shapira is an Israeli rabbi who lived in the West Bank Israeli settlement Yitzhar,Matthew Wagner"Shimshon soldiers to be hailed at 'farbrengen'" ''Jerusalem Post'', 12 November 2009 and is head of the Od Yosef Chai Yeshiva. In 2009, he published a book (''The King's Torah'') in which he writes that it is permissible for Jews to kill non-Jews (including children). The book states "There is a reason to kill babies n the enemy sideeven if they have not transgressed the seven Noahide Laws because of the future danger they may present, since it is assumed that they will grow up to be evil like their parents." They can be killed indirectly to put pressure on enemy leaders, or if they are "in the way". They can also be harmed if they "prevent a rescue, because their presence contributes to murder". He also writes that children of the king can be harmed to pressure him if he is wicked and harming them will prevent him from acting wickedly. He adds that "it is better to kill one pur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Shapira
Rachel Shapira ( he, רחל שפירא, born July 25 1945) is an Israeli songwriter and poet. She rose to prominence after the Six-Day War with her anti-war song "''Mah Avarekh''" ("With What Shall I Bless?"), set to music by Yair Rosenblum, and went on to write some of the "greatest classics" of Hebrew song. Her songs have been set to music by leading Israeli composers and performed by top Israeli artists. Early life Shapira was born in 1945 on Kibbutz Shefayim in central Israel. She began writing songs at age 12, putting her own lyrics on Hebrew and secular melodies. At the time, she did not have any aspirations to be a songwriter or poet, but she did send her songs to popular children's magazines to be published under a pseudonym. On her kibbutz, she worked as a special education teacher, specializing in reading problems and dyslexia. Songwriting career Shapira rose to national prominence with her 1967 anti-war song "''Mah Avarekh''" ("With What Shall I Bless?"), written in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omer Shapira
Omer Shapira ( he, עומר שפירא; born 9 September 1994) is an Israeli racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She is an eight-time national road champion; winning the Israeli National Time Trial Championships in 2020 and 2022, and the Israeli National Road Race Championships for six consecutive years between 2017 and 2022. Career Shapira rode in the women's time trial event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. Canyon–SRAM (2019–21) For the 2019 season, Shapira joined the team. In March, she came in second at the Scorpions' Pass Time Trial and third at the Aphrodite Cycling Race Individual Time Trial, and in August, she came in third overall at the Colorado Classic. In September, Shapira finished 13th of 53 cyclists in the time trial at the UCI Road World Championships in Great Britain. In doing so, she guaranteed Israel a place at the women's time trial contest in the 2020 Summer Olympics. Ultimately delayed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nimrod Shapira Bar-Or
Nimrod Shapira ( he, נמרוד שפירא בר אור; born April 25, 1989) is an Israeli two-time Olympic swimmer, having represented Israel at the 2008 Olympics in the 100 meter and 200 meter freestyle, and in the 200 m freestyle for Israel at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He is a 27-time Israeli Champion in the 50, 100 and 200 Freestyle events as well as 100 & 200 Butterfly. He won a silver medal in the 200 meter freestyle, and a bronze medal in the 400 meter freestyle, at the 2007 European Junior Swimming Championships. He won a silver medal in the 100 meter freestyle at the 2009 Maccabiah Games. In 2013, after swimming in his second Olympic games, Shapira founded a swim club and swim schools in Michigan called AquaSwimClub. His swim program grew to 7 locations in Michigan with over 800 swimmers. In 2017, AquaSwimClub's 800 swimmers turned into Shapira's first brick and mortar location, AQUAfin Swim School in Jacksonville Florida and serves thousands of swimmers on weekly basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moses Wilhelm Shapira
Moses Wilhelm Shapira ( he, מוזס וילהלם שפירא; 1830 – March 9, 1884) was a Jerusalem antiquities dealer and purveyor of allegedly forged Semitic artifacts – the most high profile of which was the Shapira Scroll. The shame brought about by accusations that he was involved in the forging of ancient biblical texts drove him to suicide in 1884. Early life and career Moses Shapira was born in 1830 to Polish-Jewish parents in Kamenets-Podolski, which at the time was part of Russian-annexed Poland (in modern-day Ukraine). Shapira's father emigrated to Ottoman Palestine without Moses. Later, in 1856, at the age of 25, Moses Shapira followed his father to the Holy Land. His grandfather, who accompanied him, died en route. On the way, while in Bucharest, Moses Shapira converted to Christianity and applied for Prussian citizenship, adding Wilhelm to his name. Once in Jerusalem, he joined the community of Protestant missionaries and converts who met at Christ Church ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
