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Ida Kamińska

Ida Kamińska was a Polish-Jewish actress and director, born in Odessa in 1899. She was known for her work in the Yiddish theatre and played a key role in the revival of Yiddish drama in the 20th century. She also appeared in several films, including the 1977 movie "The Shop on Main Street." She died in 1980 in New York City.

Titles credited to Ida Kamińska

The Shop on Main Street

Obchod na korze

Film Age rating: 9 Year: 1965 IMDB Rating: 8.2

In a small town in Nazi-occupied Slovakia during World War II, decent but timid carpenter Tono is named "Aryan comptroller" of a button store owned by an old Jewish widow, Rozalie. Since the post come...

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The Angel Levine

The Angel Levine

Film Age rating: 10 Year: 1970 IMDB Rating: 6

Morris Mishkin is a elderly religious Jew in New York. His wife Fanny is very ill. He's a tailor, but he can't work because his back has given out. He doesn't even have enough money for Fanny's medici...

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