Spira
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- Chaim Elazar SpiraChaim Elazar SpiraRabbi Chaim Elazar Spira was one of the rebbes of the Hasidic movement Munkacz .-Family background:...
, Munkacs Rebbe - Elijah SpiraElijah SpiraElijah Spira was son of Benjamin Wolf Spira. He was a brother-in-law of Yaakov Reischer , and a student of Avraham Gombiner ....
- Fred SpiraFred SpiraFred Spira was an inventor and innovator in photography as well as a collector of photographic equipment, images, books, and ephemera. He is credited as one of three individuals who opened up the U.S. market to quality Japanese photographic goods....
(1924–2007), Innovator and Executive in the Photographic Industry - Harry SpiraHarry SpiraHarold R. Spira, BVSc MRCVS MACVSc HDA, most commonly referenced as Dr. Harry Spira, was an Australian veterinarian, geneticist and dog fancier who was instrumental in the development of dog breeding programs which used artificial insemination and frozen semen...
- Jonathan SpiraJonathan SpiraJonathan B. Spira is a researcher and industry analyst known for his work in the area of collaboration and knowledge sharing and the problem of information overload.-Early life:...
- Nathan Nata SpiraNathan Nata SpiraNathan Nata HaKohen Spira was a Polish rabbi and kabbalist. He had an important role in spreading Isaac Luria's teachings throughout Poland. Spira was the author of the Megaleh Amukot.Spira was a student of Meir Lublin....
- Phyllis SpiraPhyllis SpiraPhyllis Bernice Spira was a South African ballerina and was awarded the title of prima ballerina assoluta in 1984.The latter statement is not entirely secure, despite its repetition in several obituaries: see talk page. She was the daughter of Lazar and Fanny Pauline Spira...
, South African prima ballerina assoluta - Thomas SpiraThomas SpiraThomas Spira was Professor Emeritus 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...
(1923–2005), Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Prince Edward Island - Tzvi Hirsch Spira, Munkacs Rebbe
- Shlomo Spira, Munkacs Rebbe
- Joel SpiraJoel SpiraJoel Boris Spira is a Swedish film, television and theatre actor.-Personal:While studying biology at the University of Stockholm Spira decided to give acting a chance. After just spending one semester at Spegelteatern in Stockholm he applied to the well respected Malmö Theatre Academy where he got...
, actor
Other uses:
- The medieval and Yiddish-Hebrew name of SpeyerSpeyerSpeyer is a city of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with approximately 50,000 inhabitants. Located beside the river Rhine, Speyer is 25 km south of Ludwigshafen and Mannheim. Founded by the Romans, it is one of Germany's oldest cities...
(שפירא), Germany - Spira (Final Fantasy), the world in which the role-playing video games Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 are based
- Spira mirabilis, the mathematical logarithmic spiral
- Spira Footwear, a controversial brand of running shoe
- Cadbury SpiraCadbury SpiraCadbury Spira was a milk chocolate product in the form of a hollow twisted spiral produced by Cadbury, hence the name. It was discontinued in late May 2005 for unknown reasons.-External links:*...
, a Cadbury chocolate bar in a spiral shape - Spira (bryozoan), an extinct genus of cryptostome Bryozoan
- Spira (car)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...