Szymon Szurmiej

Biography

Szymon Szurmiej was a Polish actor, director, and cultural figure who debuted as an actor in 1951 at the Polish Theater in Wrocław. He later became general manager of the Ester Rachel Kamińska and Ida Kamińska State Jewish Theater in Warsaw, a position he held since 1969. Szurmiej was also an honorary citizen of Warsaw since 2004 and a member of the World Jewish Congress. He passed away in 2014 at the age of 91.