Biography
Szymon Symcha Szurmiej (18 June 1923 − 16 July 2014) was a Polish actor, director, and general manager of the Ester Rachel Kamińska and Ida Kamińska State Jewish Theater in Warsaw. He was a director of the Yiddish Theater of Warsaw. Since July 2004, he has been an honorary citizen of Warsaw. Member of the World Jewish Congress. Szymon Szurmiej was born on 18 June 1923 in Lutsk, Volhynian Voivodeship as a son of Polish father Jan Szurmiej and Jewish mother, Rebeka (Ryfka) née Biterman. Szurmiej debuted as an actor in 1951 at the Polish Theater in Wrocław. In 1969 he moved to Warsaw, where he has become a general manager of the Jewish Theater.
Szymon Szurmiej was a member and activist of different Jewish organizations in Poland and world.In 2007 Polish writer Krystyna Gucewicz-Przybora wrote a Szurmiej's biography. Szymon Szurmiej died on 16 July 2014 in Warsaw.
Filmography
all 21
Movies 17
TV Shows 4
Photographer (1998)
Szaleństwa Panny Ewy (1985)
Szaleństwa Panny Ewy (1985)
Blisko, coraz bliżej (1983)
Pensja pani Latter (1983)
Austeria (1983)
Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy (1982)
Pugowitza (1981)
The Gorgon Case (1977)
Phillip the Small (1976)
Dyrektorzy (1975)
Janosik (1974)
The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)
How Far, How Near (1972)
Wniebowstąpienie (1969)
Naganiacz (1964)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1923-06-18
Deathday2014-07-16 (91 years old)
Birth PlaceŁuck, wołyńskie, Polska (obecnie Ukraina)
CitizenshipsPoland
Also Known AsSimche Szurmiej, Szimen Szurmej
AwardsHonorary badge "For Merits for Warsaw", Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Officer of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Knight of the Order of Polonia Restituta, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Medal for Merit to Culture, Gold Cross of Merit, Silver Cross of Merit
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