Poland, 1968
Last great star of Yiddish theater

Daughter of the great Polish Yiddish actress, Ester Rokhl Kaminska, and Abraham Yitzhok Kaminska, a successful actor, playwright and director, Ida was the last great star of Yiddish theater. She did her best to keep Yiddish theater alive in post-war Poland, producing more than 70 plays throughout her life, acting in 150 roles, translating 70 plays into Yiddish, dramatizing several novels, and writing 2 original scripts. In the US, she is known as the star of The Shop on Main Street (an Academy Award winning film in 1965), and for her performances on Broadway and at Carnegie Hall. (1899-1980)