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Szymon Symcha Szurmiej (18 June 1923 – 16 July 2014) was a Polish-Jewish actor, director, singer, activist and theatre manager. He was the general manager of the Ester Rachel Kamińska and Ida Kamińska State Jewish Theater in Warsaw. He was also the director of the Yiddish Theater of Warsaw. He was later an activist for Jewish causes.
Szurmiej was born in Lutsk, Volhynian Voivodeship (now Ukraine). He was a member of the World Jewish Congress. He was married to actress Gołda Tencer and had four children.
Szurmiej died from natural causes on 16 July 2014 in Warsaw, aged 91.