Ester Rachel Kamińska [SEP] place of death
Ester Rachel Kamińska
Ester Rachel Kamińska () née Halpern (Porozow, 10 March 1870 - Warsaw, 25 December 1925) was a Polish Jewish actress, known as the mother of Yiddish theatre. She won fame as the star of a series of Yiddish theater companies managed by her husband, Avrom Yitshok Kaminski, touring in the cities and small towns of the Russian Empire from approximately 1893 to 1905. In Warsaw, in 1907 they together founded the Literary Troupe (Literarishe trupe), the first Yiddish theater company to dedicate
for the Golden Globe Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress.
Early life and career.
She was born in Odessa, Russian Empire (now Ukraine), the daughter of Yiddish stage actress Ester Rachel Kamińska (1870–1925) and actor, director and stage producer Abraham Kaminsky () (1867–1918). Her sister was Regina Kamińska (), who was also an actress. Her brother was Joseph Kaminski (), a composer. Her mother was described as the "Jewish Eleanor Duse".
Ida Kamińska