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A Legend of Her Time Ida Kaminska was born in 1899, daughter of the great Yiddish actress Esther-Rachel Kaminska. Her career spanned most of the history of Yiddish theater, beginning in interwar Poland where she performed as a young actress and co-founded the Warsaw Yiddish Art Theater (WIKT) ensemble, and continuing during WWII in Soviet territories. After the war, she co-founded the Jewish State Theater in Warsaw. Click any of the thumbnail images at right to view in a larger format with full caption. |
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Esther-Rachel Kaminska, Ida Kaminska's mother. |
Kaminska in Gots strof (God's Punishment) | Esther-Rachel and Ida Kaminska with members of VIKT |
Poster for Mirele Efros |
Kaminska with husband and son | Poster for London appearance of the Warsaw Jewish State Theater |
Kaminska with Oscar for The Shop on Main Street |
Poster for U.S. appearance of the Warsaw Jewish State Theater |