Szymon Symcha Szurmiej ( 18 June 1923 − 16 July 2014 ) was a Polish-Jewish actor , director , and general manager of the Ester Rachel Kamińska and Ida Kamińska State Jewish Theater in Warsaw .
Szymon Symcha Szurmiej ( 18 June 1923 -- 16 July 2014 ) was a Polish-Jewish actor , director , singer , activist and theatre manager . He was the general manager of the Ester Rachel Kamińska and Ida Kamińska State Jewish Theater in Warsaw .