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"Thijs is a common Dutch given name and surname. It is a short form of Matthijs (Matthew). Some better known people with this name are: Given name *Thijs Al (born 1980), Dutch mountain biker *Thijs Berman (born 1957), Dutch politician *Thijs Libregts (born 1941), Dutch football coach *Thijs Maris (1839-1917), Dutch painter, etcher and lithographer *Thijs van Leer (born 1948), Dutch flautist and composer, lead singer of the band Focus *Thijs Westbroek, Dutch DJ and producer *Thijs de Vlieger, Dutch DJ and producer, a third of the trio Noisia *Thijs Molendijk (born 1994), Dutch professional Hearthstone player and Twitch streamer. *All articles beginning with Thijs Surname *Bernd Thijs (born 1978), Belgian footballer *Erika Thijs (1960–2011), Belgian politician *Erwin Thijs (born 1970), Belgian road bicycle racer *Jan Thijs (Johannes Thysius) (1621–1653), Dutch book collector *Jim Thijs (born 1980), Belgian triathlete *Lutgarde Thijs (born 1962), Belgian sprint canoer *Paul Thijs (born 1946), Belgian long-distance runner *Pieter Thijs (1624–1677), Flemish painter See also *Tijs, an even shorter Dutch form of Matthew *Thys, spelling variant, common in the Belgian province of Antwerp *Thijs is one of the first two satellites of the Galileo global navigation satellite system, named after a Belgian boy who won a drawing competition Dutch masculine given names Dutch-language surnames Patronymic surnames "
"Sandadas Coperahewa (born 1923) is a Sinhala writer, poet, scholar, art critic, teacher and journalist in Sri Lanka. Coperhewa was born in Pamburana and educated at Pamburana Sariyuth College. He attended St. Thomas' College, Matara from the age of 9. He was recruited by Warden R.S.de Saram and taught Sinhala, Art and Buddhism for thirty two years (1951 -1983) at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia alongside Arisen Ahubudu, GL Jinadasa and D.S. Jayasekera. He contributed poems to Subasa - journal started by Munidasa Cumaratunga in 1941 and became an active member of the Hela Havula organization. He was deputy leader of the Hela Havula, an editor of the Pali Dictionary published by "Siri Vajiranana Bhikku Center Maharagama" and Editorial Consultant of Little Star Children’s weekly and Lankadeepa. He wrote columns on issues of Art, Buddhism, Sinhala Language and Literature in the English broadsheets, and translated Prof R.H.Wilenskis Miniature History of European Art to Sinhala ( Uropa Kala Itihasaya ha Uropa kala Hela Kala Sasandua Colombo: M.D. Gunasena, 1958). He also wrote a commentary to Sinhala poem Daham Gaeta Mala Vivaranaya. Honours The "Hela Havula Movement" awarded him the title "Hela Bas Mini" 1993 in recognition of his services to Sinhala Language and the Department of Cultural Affairs awarded him the title the "Kala-Bhushana" in 2003 and "Divaman Pranama" by Godage Literary Festival in 2015 in recognition of his services to Art, Literature and Sinhala language. References Hela Havula Sinhalese writers Sri Lankan poets Sinhala- language poets Sri Lankan non-fiction writers Sri Lankan novelists Sinhalese academics Sri Lankan lyricists Sri Lankan historians Alumni of St. Thomas' College, Matara 1923 births Living people People associated with S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia People from Matara, Sri Lanka "
"Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim known locally as "The Jewish Temple" is an historic Jewish synagogue located in Alexandria, Louisiana. Founded in 1859 by Jews from the Alsace region of France, it is one of the oldest congregations in Louisiana and one of the original founding members of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations, now known as the Union for Reform Judaism. History Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim was originally established as the Hebrew Benevolent Society of Rapides Parish in 1852 in order to provide a Jewish Cemetery for burials. One belief for this is that certain families bought a burial ground when a small outbreak of yellow fever claimed six Jewish lives in the early 1850s. Eventually, the society evolved into a congregation in 1859. The first President of the Temple was Isaac Levy. In 1860, the Jewish women of Alexandria assembled to found the Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society in order to raise money to buy real estate on which a temple could be built. The Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society eventually changed its name to the Temple Sisterhood. In 1869, the Temple Sisterhood held a fundraising ball to raise money to build a synagogue at the corner of Third and Fiske Streets. Construction of the temple concluded in 1871. Two years later the congregation joined the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (now URJ) and hired Rabbi Marx Klein as its first rabbi. Gemiluth Chassodim experienced great increase in its membership, from 123 families in 1925, to 154 families in 1930 and 203 families in 1945. The "Second Temple," which stood as an imposing Greek Revival structure (more than three stories tall) with a dome, unfortunately burned down in 1956. The congregation had already constructed its current Mid- Century modern structure on Turner Street in the early 1950s. Designed by Max Heinberg, it stands as a unique example of Mid-Century modern architecture even to this day. In the early 1960s, the current sanctuary, offices, and classrooms were added. The sanctuary is capable of holding some 350 people at maximum capacity. Thirty-four presidents and 25 rabbis have served the temple. In 2013, Rabbi Harley Karz-Wagman became the twenty-fifth rabbi of the Temple after leaving Mt. Sinai Synagogue in Cheyenne, Wyoming. In 2016, Rabbi Peter Schaktman served the congregation. The congregation hired its first female clergy member since its founding in 1859, Rabbi Cantor Raina Siroty in 2017. Today Congregation Gemiluth Chassodim remains an active part of the Greater Alexandria community. It serves as a regional synagogue drawing in members from such neighboring communities as: Natchitoches, Leesville, Natchez, Winnfield, and Fort Polk. Its current membership consists of approximately 120 member families with a religious school of 30 students. Its previous two rabbis, Martin Hinchin and Arnold Task served a combined 52 years in their service to the congregation. Shabbat services are held weekly on Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. The Temple actively hosts numerous guest speakers, concerts, and cultural events for the Jewish and non-Jewish communities of Alexandria. Rabbis Below is a listing of the rabbis who have served the congregation since 1873: *Marx Klein 1873–1879 *M. Weinstein 1881–1882 *Abraham Meyer 1882–1884 *H. Joseph M. Chumaceiro 1884–1885 *Israel Heinberg 1888–1889 *Hyman Saft 1889–1891 *Louis Schreiber 1892–1895 *Alex Rosenspitz 1895–1901 *Emile Ellinger 1901–1905 *Herman J. Elkin 1905–1907 *Leonard J. Rothstein 1907–1918 *Harry Weiss 1919–1920 *Myron M. Meyer 1921–1926 *H. Cerf Strauss 1927–1930 *Albert G. Baum 1930–1942 *Abraham Shinedling 1943–1944 *H. Bruce Ehrmann 1946–1947 *Mordecai M. Thurman 1947–1951 *Robert J. Schur 1952–1956 *Joel C. Dobin 1957 *Martin I. Hinchin 1958–1988 *James L. Kessler 1988–1989 *Arnold S. Task 1989–2011 *Harley Karz- Wagman 2013-2016 *Peter Schaktman 2016-17 * Raina Siroty 2017- Notable members *Sylvan Friedman, politician *Arnold Jack Rosenthal, politician Gallery Image:Alex_temple_2.jpgThe Historic Menorah Upon The Bimah Image:Alex_temple_4.jpgThe Aseret HaDibrot And The Ner Tamid Image:Alex_temple_5.jpgThe Ner Tamid Looking Toward The Stained-Glass Ceiling Image:Aron_kodesh_alex.jpgThe Aron Kodesh Image:Ldor_vdor_garden.jpgL'Dor V'Dor Monument And Garden Image:Alex_temple_sanctuary.jpgView Of The Sanctuary From The Bimah Image:Bimah_alex.JPGThe Bimah Image:Sanctuary_alex.JPGView Of The Sanctuary From Rear See also *B'nai Israel Traditional Synagogue References External links * Alsatian-Jewish culture in the United States Founding members of the Union for Reform Judaism Buildings and structures in Alexandria, Louisiana Reform synagogues in Louisiana Synagogues completed in 1952 Religious organizations established in 1859 1859 establishments in the United States Modernist architecture in Louisiana "