Private company

Teatr Żydowski im. Ester Rachel Kamińskiej

Logo: teatr-zydowski.art.pl3

Jewish theater company based in Warsaw founded in 19491

The Ester Rachel and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theatre (Polish: Teatr Żydowski im. Estery Racheli i Idy Kamińskich) is a state theatrical institution in Warsaw, Poland. It was named after the Polish-Jewish actress Ester Rachel Kamińska, who was called the "mother of Yiddish theatre," and her daughter, the Academy Award-nominated actress Ida Kamińska.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1949Founded1
Teatr Żydowski plac Grzybowski
Photo: Szczebrzeszynski, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

The Ester Rachel and Ida Kaminska Jewish Theatre (Polish: Teatr Żydowski im. Estery Racheli i Idy Kamińskich) is a state theatrical institution in Warsaw, Poland. It was named after the Polish-Jewish actress Ester Rachel Kamińska, who was called the "mother of Yiddish theatre," and her daughter, the Academy Award-nominated actress Ida Kamińska. Ida Kamińska directed the theatre and acted in its productions from the time of its founding until 1968.2

Timeline

  1. 1949Founded Founded in Łódź1