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Spira (family Name)
Spira is a surname with a variety of origins. In Germany, the surname Spira originated as a corruption of Speyer, the name of a town in the Rhineland. It is one of a number of Jewish surnames that originated this way, along with the better-known Shapiro. Notable people with this name include: Surname * Camilla Spira (1906–1997), German film actress * Chaim Elazar Spira (1868–1937), Polish Orthodox rabbi * Elijah Spira (1660–1712), Czech rabbi * Ella Spira, English composer * Fred Spira (1924–2007), American photography innovator * Fritz Spira (1881–1943), Austrian actor * Harry Spira (died c. 2009), Australian veterinarian * Henry Spira (1927–1988), animal rights activist * Howard Spira (born 1959), American gambler and mobster * Joel Spira (born 1981), Swedish actor * Joel Spira (businessman) (1927–2015), American inventor and businessman * Jonathan Spira (born 1961), American researcher and industry analyst * Julie Spira, American author and media personality * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Speyer
Speyer (, older spelling ''Speier'', French: ''Spire,'' historical English: ''Spires''; pfl, Schbaija) is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located on the left bank of the river Rhine, Speyer lies south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, and south-west of Heidelberg. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities. Speyer Cathedral, a number of other churches, and the Altpörtel (''old gate'') dominate the Speyer landscape. In the cathedral, beneath the high altar, are the tombs of eight Holy Roman Emperors and German kings. The city is famous for the 1529 Protestation at Speyer. One of the ShUM-cities which formed the cultural center of Jewish life in Europe during the Middle Ages, Speyer and its Jewish courtyard was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021. History The first known names were ''Noviomagus'' and ''Civitas Nemetum'', after the Teutonic tribe, Nemetes, settled in the area. The name ''Spi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Spira
Dr Michael Spira (born 24 April 1944) is a British medical doctor and GP with a special interest in weight management. Career Spira was educated at Stowe School, Buckingham. After training at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ..., he entered general practice and became a senior partner in a large NHS general practice. He was also a visiting physician at Bupa Wellness, London. He was a member of the Counterweight Project, the government-funded multi-centre obesity programme to evaluate the management of obesity in primary care, and of the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Working Party on Obesity. He is a member of the National Obesity Forum. He has been adviser to several leading slimming organisations and publications an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jewish Surname
Jewish surnames are family names used by Jews and those of Jewish origin. Jewish surnames are thought to be of comparatively recent origin; the first known Jewish family names date to the Middle Ages, in the 10th and 11th centuries CE. Jews have some of the largest varieties of surnames among any ethnic group, owing to the geographically diverse Jewish diaspora, as well as cultural assimilation and the recent trend toward Hebraization of surnames. Some traditional surnames relate to Jewish history or roles within the religion, such as Cohen ("priest"), Levi, Shulman ("synagogue-man"), Sofer ("scribe"), or Kantor ("cantor"), while many others relate to a secular occupation or place names. The majority of Jewish surnames used today developed in the past three hundred years. History Historically, Jews used Hebrew patronymic names. In the Jewish patronymic system the first name is followed by either ''ben-'' or ''bat-'' ("son of" and "daughter of," respectively), and then the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spira Culture Center
The Spira Cultural Center ( sv, Kulturhuset Spira) is a cultural center in Jönköping, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic countries, Nordic c .... It was opened on 11 November 2011. References External links Spira {{Coord, 57.7775, N, 14.1717, E, source:wikidata, display=title 2011 establishments in Sweden Buildings and structures in Jönköping Music venues completed in 2011 Culture in Jönköping Theatres completed in 2011 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spira (car)
The Spira is a lightweight, fuel-efficient, three-wheeled, two-passenger car designed for the roads of Southeast Asia. 90% of its bodywork is made from a lightweight, reinforced foam. The car weighs only , and has a fuel efficiency of more than 100 mpg. The car's foam contains millions of air cells, and these act as tiny airbags during collisions, which offers protection to the car's occupants, as well as to the pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists who are very common in the areas where the car is planned to be used. The car's foam can be made from soybeans. The car, which was invented by Lon Ballard, has been entered into the Progressive Insurance Automotive X Prize The Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE (PIAXP or AXP) was a set of competitions, programs and events, from the X Prize Foundation, to "inspire a new generation of super-efficient vehicles that help break America's addiction to oil and ste ... competition. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spiro (name)
Spiro is a surname with a variety of origins, as well as a given name among Greek-speaking populations, Albanians, and the Christians of Lebanon. Origins As a Greek name, Spiro may also be spelled Spyro. It comes from the ''Greek'' Spiros/Spyros/Speros ( gr, Σπύρος), with a nominative final "s" that is usually dropped when Anglicised. It is a male given name fairly common in Greek-speaking population (Greece especially in Corfu whose patron saint is Saint Spyridon, in Cyprus, Greek diaspora) as well as among the Christians of Lebanon where it is a common first and last name. It is a shortened form of the archaic-sounding Spyridon (Σπυρίδων), which means in ancient Greek "basket used to carry seeds" (Σπυρί, grain, seed). The Greek diminutives for Spirydon are Pipis (Πίπης ) and Pipeto (Πιπέτο). Špiro is also a masculine given name in Croatia and Montenegro. In Germany, the surname Spiro originated as a corruption of Speyer, the name of a town in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spera (other)
Spera is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Castel Ivano in northern Italy. Spera may also refer to: Places * Spera, Khost Province, Afghanistan ** Spera District People with the surname *Benedetto Spera (born 1934), Sicilian mafioso *Danielle Spera Danielle Spera (born 10 August 1957, in Vienna) is an Austrian journalist, writer, and a former director of the Jewish Museum Vienna. Education and work Academic career Spera studied English and French for two semesters at the University of V ... (born 1957), Austrian journalist * Deborah Spera, American television producer * Gabriel Spera, American poet {{DEFAULTSORT:Spera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spyra
Spyra is a surname. Notable people with the name include: * Janusz Spyra (born 1958), Polish historian * Wolfram Spyra (born 1964), German composer of ambient music See also * Spira (other) Spira may refer to: * Spira (car), a three-wheeled motor vehicle * Spira (confectionery), a Cadbury chocolate bar in a helix shape * Spira (name), including a list of people with the name * Spira (''Final Fantasy''), the fictional world of the ... {{Short pages monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spira Grujić
Spira Grujić (; born 7 December 1971) is a Serbian former footballer who played as a defender. Club career After spending four seasons with Radnički Niš, Grujić moved abroad and joined Belgian club Molenbeek in 1995. He would also play for Anderlecht, before transferring to Dutch side Twente in 1998. Over the next six seasons, Grujić played 146 league games and scored two goals. He subsequently signed with ADO Den Haag and stayed with the club for two years. After spending six months without a club, Grujić joined Rad in his homeland during the 2007 winter transfer window. International career Grujić made his solo international appearance for FR Yugoslavia in a 2–1 friendly win away against Northern Ireland on 16 August 2000. Honours ;Twente * KNVB Cup The KNVB Beker (; en, KNVB Cup), branded as the TOTO KNVB Beker for sponsorship reasons, is a competition in the Netherlands organized by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) since 1898. It was based on the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yisroel Spira
Yisroel Spira (November 12, 1889 – October 30, 1989), the Bluzhover Rebbe, was a senior member of Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, and a Holocaust survivor. His experiences in the Nazi concentration camps were the basis for the book ''Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust''. Early life and family Spira was born in Reisha (Rzeszów), Galicia, southern Poland, to Yehoshua Spira, the "Keren Yehoshua" of Ribiditsch, and Tziporah. Yehoshua Spira was the son of Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Bluzhov (Błażowa in Polish) (1841–1924), also known by the eponym ''Tzvi LaTzaddik'' (Hebrew צבי לצדיק), after his major work. Tzvi Elimelech Spira was the son of the ''Tzemach Dovid'' (Heb. צמח דוד) of Dinov, who in turn was the son of Tzvi Elimelech Spira of Dynów (1783 – 1841), the author of '' Bnei Yisaschar'' (Heb. בני יששכר). Spira married Perel Unger, the daughter of Shalom David Unger, the Zashavna Rebbe. Career Spira was ordained at the young age of thirteen by the Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Spira
Thomas Spira (1923–2005) was Professor of History at the University of Prince Edward Island and editor of the '' Canadian Review of Studies in Nationalism'', the first academic journal devoted to the study of nationalism. Born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, Spira moved to the United States just before the outbreak of World War II. He enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts program at the City College of New York in 1964, and later completed his M.A. and Ph.D. in History at McGill University in Montreal. Spira began teaching at the University of Prince Edward Island in 1980, and was named Professor Emeritus by its Board of Governors A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organi ... in 1998. Selected publications * * * References * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Spira, Thomas Historians of Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steffie Spira
Steffie Spira (2 June 1908 – 10 May 1995) was an Austrian-born German stage, film and television actress. Spira was the daughter of actors Fritz and Lotte Spira. Her sister was actress Camilla Spira. Her father was of Jewish descent, and died in a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Spira became a theatre actress during the Weimar Republic, and joined the German Communist Party in 1929. Following the Nazi takeover of power, she fled into exile. After being interned by the French government at the Camp de Rieucros, she escaped to Mexico. Spira returned to Europe in 1947 and settled in East Germany. She became a leading stage actor at the Volksbühne and appeared frequently in East German film and television productions. In 1989, Spira was a speaker at the large Alexanderplatz demonstration calling for the current East German government to step down.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPgviMTBx48 Video in YouTube minute 4:08–4:50 Selected filmography * ''The Grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
