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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.

The surname found particular historical significance among the Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe, with many notable Rabbis claiming this name. The Spira family directly descends from 11th century rabbi Rashi, and therefore is in the Davidic line.^[1] Additionally, the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hassidic Judaism, is said to have claimed that the Spira family is one of three pure lineages of among the Jewish nation (being Israelites), the others being the Horowitz family (who are Levites) and the Rappaport family (who are Kohanim).^[2]

Spira is one of a number of Jewish surnames that originated in Speyer, including Spiro, Shapira, and 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
Lotte Spira (1883–1943), German actress
Michael Spira (born 1944), British medical doctor
Nathan Nata Spira (1585–1633), Polish rabbi and kabbalist
Phyllis Spira (1943–2008), South African ballet dancer
Rupert Spira (born 1960), English studio potter
Steffie Spira (1908–1995), Austrian-born German actress
Thomas Spira (1923–2005), Canadian historian
Yisroel Spira (1889–1989), Polish-American rabbi

Given name

Spira Grujić (born 1971), Serbian football defender

References

^ "THE "RASHI" LEGACY (Kalonymos, Treves, Luria and Spira Families) genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-09-27.
^ Dynner, Glenn (1997). "Yikhus and the Early Hasidic Movement" (PDF). Department of Jewish Studies at McGiII University.

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[1] "THE "RASHI" LEGACY (Kalonymos, Treves, Luria and Spira Families) genealogy project". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2024-09-27.

[2] Dynner, Glenn (1997). "Yikhus and the Early Hasidic Movement" (PDF). Department of Jewish Studies at McGiII University.

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+'''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]].
-'''Spira''' is an [[Ashkenazi Jews|Ashkenazi]] [[Jewish family name]].  Famous people with this name include:
+The surname found particular historical significance among the [[Ashkenazi Jews|Jewish communities of Central and Eastern Europe]], with many notable Rabbis claiming this name. The [[History of the Jews in Speyer|Spira family]] directly descends from 11th century rabbi [[Rashi]], and therefore is in the [[Davidic line]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE "RASHI" LEGACY (Kalonymos, Treves, Luria and Spira Families) genealogy project |url=https://www.geni.com/projects/THE-RASHI-LEGACY-Kalonymos-Treves-Luria-and-Spira-Families/56 |access-date=2024-09-27 |website=geni_family_tree |language=en-US}}</ref> Additionally, the [[Baal Shem Tov]], the founder of [[Hasidic Judaism|Hassidic Judaism]], is said to have claimed that the Spira family is one of three pure lineages of among the [[Jewish nation]] (being [[Israelites]]), the others being the [[Horowitz family|Horowitz]] family (who are [[Levite|Levites]]) and the [[Rappaport family|Rappaport]] family (who are [[Kohen|Kohanim]]).<ref>Dynner, Glenn (1997). "[https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp01/MQ37203.pdf Yikhus and the Early Hasidic Movement]" (PDF). Department of Jewish Studies at McGiII University.</ref>
-* [[Elijah Spira]]:
-* [[Nathan Nata Spira]]:
-* [[Harry Spira]]
-* [[Eugen Spiro]] (''Eugene Spiro''), German painter
-* [[György Spiró]], Hungarian writer
-* [[Harry Spira]]
-* [[Rupert Spira]], English studio potter
-* [[Karl Spiro]], German physicist
-* [[Melford Spiro]], American anthropologist
+Spira is one of a number of Jewish surnames that originated in Speyer, including Spiro, Shapira, and [[Shapiro]].
-A number of other names have arisen from or are related to '''Spira''':
+Notable people with this name include:
-*[[André Spire]]
-*[[Afrikan Spir]]
+==Surname==
-*[[Edward Sapir]] (although there is a possibility of ''Sapirstein/sappirstein'' = [[sapphire]])
+* [[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
+* [[Lotte Spira]] (1883–1943), German actress
+* [[Michael Spira]] (born 1944), British medical doctor
+* [[Nathan Nata Spira]] (1585–1633), Polish rabbi and kabbalist
+* [[Phyllis Spira]] (1943–2008), South African ballet dancer
+* [[Rupert Spira]] (born 1960), English studio potter
+* [[Steffie Spira]] (1908–1995), Austrian-born German actress
+* [[Thomas Spira]] (1923–2005), Canadian historian
+* [[Yisroel Spira]] (1889–1989), Polish-American rabbi
+==Given name==
+* [[Spira Grujić]] (born 1971), Serbian football defender
 == See also ==
-*[[Shapiro]]
+*[[Spyra]]
+*[[Spera (disambiguation)|Spera]]
-*[[Spiro]]
+*[[Spiro (name)]]
+*[[Spira (car)]]
+*[[Spira Culture Center]]
+*[[Shapiro]], main article on Ashkenazi surname having Spira as a variant
+*[[Jewish surname]]
+==References==
+<references />
+{{given name|type=both}}
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1084landjews.html Bishop of Speyer:  Grant of Lands & Privileges to the Jews, 1084] (from the [[Internet Medieval Sourcebook]])
-* [http://www.jgs-online.de/html/bethhatefutsoth.html Beth Hatefutsoth]
-* [http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/view.jsp?artid=1003&letter=S Jewish Encyclopedia]
-* [http://www.speyer.de/de/tourist/sehenswert/judenhof?switch_language=en Speyer Tourism : Jewish Quarter] (The [[Mikveh]] of Speyer [http://www.speyer.de/de/tourist/sehenswert/judenhof/mikwe], is one of the oldest existing Jewish ritual baths in Europe)
-* [http://web.archive.org/web/20091026213238/http://ca.geocities.com/spirope/spirofam.htm  The Spiro Family of Gemzse in Hungary]
-* [http://spielberg.bildung-rp.de/Todestransporx.htm list of Jews from Speyer who were deported or survived Holocaust]
-* [http://www.ics.uci.edu/~dan/genealogy/Miller/ndex.htm Massive family tree with lots of Spiras] including R. Tzvi Elimelach Spira of Dinov (B'nei Yissachar) as "Hersh Mylech Spira"
+[[Category:Yiddish-language surnames]]
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Spira (Family Name)}}
-[[Category:Surnames]]
+[[Category:Surnames of Jewish origin]]
-[[Category:Jewish families]]
-[[Category:Jewish history]]
-[[Category:Orthodox rabbis]]