Szymon Szurmiej
Officer's Cross of the Order Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 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.
Also recorded as Szymon Symcha Szurmiej
Szymon Szurmiej
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- Name
- Szymon Szurmiej
- Born
- 18 June 1923
- Birthplace
- Lutsk, Poland (now Ukraine)
- Died
- 16 July 2014
- Place of death
- Warsaw, Poland
- Occupation
- Actor, director
- Spouse
- Gołda Tencer
- Awards
- For Merits to Culture - Gloria Artis Grand Cross Order of Polonia Restituta Commander's Cross with Star of Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta Gold Cross of Merit
- Nationality
- Poland
- Honours
- Medal for Merit to Culture · Zasłużony Działacz Kultury · Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany · Honorary badge For Merits for Warsaw · Silver Cross of Merit · Commander with Star of the Order of Polonia Restituta
- Languages
- Polish
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Member of the World Jewish Congress.
The recorded working language is Polish. Positions recorded include member of the Sejm of the Polish People's Republic. Distinctions recorded are Medal for Merit to Culture, Zasłużony Działacz Kultury, Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Honorary badge "For Merits for Warsaw".
Szymon Szurmiej - the director of the Jewish Theatre in Warszawa during the Purim party in March 2009.
Kotoviski photograph by Henryk Kotowski
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• Name — Szymon Szurmiej • Born — 18 June 1923 • Birthplace — Lutsk, Poland (now Ukraine) • Died — 16 July 2014 • Place of death — Warsaw, Poland • Occupation — Actor, director • Years Active — 1951-2014 • Spouse — Gołda Tencer • Children — Dawid Szurmiej, Jan Szurmiej, Lena Szurmiej, Małgorzata Szurmiej • Parents — Jan Szurmiej Ryfka Biterman • Awards — For Merits to Culture - Gloria Artis Grand Cross Order of Polonia Restituta Commander's Cross with Star of Polonia Restituta Officer's Cross of Polonia Restituta Knight's Cross of Polonia Restituta Gold Cross of Merit
Biography
Biography
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.
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Szymon Szurmiej appears in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek as an actor, director, narrator and theatre manager (18 June 1923 – 16 July 2014). Szymon Szurmiej was born on 18 June 1923 in Luzk and died on 16 July 2014 in Warsaw.
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- 1.Yiddish Theater Director Szymon Szurmiej. Accessed on 13 May 2014.
- 2.Szymon Szurmiej - Honorowy Obywatel Warszawy; Polish. Accessed on 13 May 2014.
- 3.Historia Teatru Żydowskiego; Polish. Accessed on 13 May 2014.
- 4.Szymon Szurmiej biography; Polish . Accessed on 13 May 2014.
- 5.Szymon Szurmiej nie żyje. 16 July 2014.
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