Shapiro — is a Yiddish surname which occasionally is said to be derived from the medieval name of Speyer, Germany. [http://nz.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080211201847AAyf0Dn] However, the word Shapiro is Aramaic (probably derived from the Hebrew … Wikipedia
Shapiro — ist die englische Schreibweise des traditionellen aschkenasischen Familiennamens Schapiro. Alternative Namensformen sind Spira, Spiro, Schapira, Schapiro oder Szpiro. Zur Onomastik (Herkunft und Bedeutung des Namens) siehe Spira. Shapiro ist der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Shapiro — [ʃə pɪrəʊ], 1) Joel, amerikanischer Bildhauer, * New York 27. 9. 1941. Bei seinen kleinen, aus Bronze oder Eisen gegossenen oder aus Holzteilen zusammengesetzten Plastiken in einfachen, kompakten oder raumgreifenden Formen ist die… … Universal-Lexikon
Shapiro — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Shapiro est un patronyme ashkénaze porté notamment par : Bernard Shapiro (1935 ), enseignant québécois, Francine Shapiro, thérapeute comportementale… … Wikipédia en Français
Shapiro — Recorded in many forms including Sapir, Saphir, Saphire, Saphyr, Schapera, Shapera, Shapero, Shapiro, Spier, and Spire, this is a surname of English, German, and Askenasic origins, of which there are at least three. However it has to said that… … Surnames reference
SHAPIRO, ALEXANDER M. — SHAPIRO, ALEXANDER M. (1929–1992), U.S. Conservative rabbi. Shapiro was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., and received a B.A. from Brooklyn College as well as a B.H.L. from the jewish theological seminary , in 1950. He was ordained at JTS in 1955 and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHAPIRO, IRVING SAUL — (1916–2001), U.S. business executive. Born in Minneapolis, the son of immigrants from Lithuania, Shapiro rose to become chairman of the giant DuPont Company and corporate America s lead liaison with Washington in the 1970s. A lawyer trained in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHAPIRO, (Levi Joshua) LAMED — (1878–1948), Yiddish writer. Born in Rzhishchev (near Kiev), Shapiro, his early writings in hand, went to conquer Warsaw in 1896, but returned home two years later and supported himself by tutoring. In 1903, again in Warsaw, he published several… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHAPIRO, ESTHER JUNE — (1934– ), U.S. producer and screenwriter. A Brooklyn native, Shapiro began her entertainment career writing for television. One of her first jobs was writing a 1966 episode of The Iron Horse. She also wrote for Love of Life (1969–70) and was… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
SHAPIRO, HAROLD — (1935– ), U.S. scholar and administrator. Born in Montreal, Shapiro held dual American and Canadian citizenship. He earned his bachelor s degree from McGill University in 1956 and his Ph.D. in economics from Princeton in 1964. Shapiro joined the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
