Kamińska Ida

Kamińska Ida (04 September 1899, Odessa – 21 May 1980, New York) – theatre and film actress, director and translator.

In 1948, she became the director of the Jewish Theatre in Łódź, and in 1949 – of the National Jewish Theatre. She directed numerous performances and created many memorable characters, iconic for the history of theatre. In the years 1964–1968, she was surveilled due to her contacts with the Israeli embassy and Jewish organisations from all over the world. She migrated from Poland in September 1968. She initially moved to Israel and eventually settled in the United States with her family.

The entry was written by Aleksandra Król on the basis of source materials of the Virtual Shtetl

“Estranged: March ’68 and Its Aftermath”
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Kamińska Ida

Baczko Bronisław (13 June 1924, Warsaw – 29 August 2016, Geneva), philosopher, expert in the history of social thought.

In 1952, he became an academic worker at the University of Warsaw, and in the years 1965–1968, he held the position of professor extraordinarius. In the aftermath of the March protests at the University of Warsaw, he was dismissed on 31 March 1968 by virtue of a decision made by the Minister of Higher Education. The same year, he was also removed from the Polish United Workers’ Party. He migrated from Poland in 1969.

Bibliography:

Marzec 1968 w dokumentach MSW, vol. 1: Niepokorni, scientific supervision and preface by F. Dąbrowski, P. Gontarczyk, P. Tomasik, Warsaw 2008, p. 112.

The entry was written by Martyna Rusiniak-Karwat, Ph.D. on the basis of source materials of the PWN printing house

“Estranged: March ’68 and Its Aftermath”
– new temporary exhibition