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* [[György Spiró]], Hungarian writer |
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* [[Harry Spira]] |
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* [[Rupert Spira]], English studio potter |
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* [[Karl Spiro]], German physicist |
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* [[Melford Spiro]], American anthropologist |
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Revision as of 17:44, 1 August 2013
Spira is an Ashkenazi Jewish family name. Famous people with this name include:
- 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
A number of other names have arisen from or are related to Spira:
- André Spire
- Afrikan Spir
- Edward Sapir (although there is a possibility of Sapirstein/sappirstein = sapphire)
See also
External links
- Bishop of Speyer: Grant of Lands & Privileges to the Jews, 1084 (from the Internet Medieval Sourcebook)
- Beth Hatefutsoth
- Jewish Encyclopedia
- Speyer Tourism : Jewish Quarter (The Mikveh of Speyer [1], is one of the oldest existing Jewish ritual baths in Europe)
- The Spiro Family of Gemzse in Hungary
- list of Jews from Speyer who were deported or survived Holocaust
- Massive family tree with lots of Spiras including R. Tzvi Elimelach Spira of Dinov (B'nei Yissachar) as "Hersh Mylech Spira"