Zygmunt Turkow

Zygmunt Turkow (6 November 1896 – 20 January 1970) was a Polish actor, playwright, and director of Jewish origin from Warsaw, who became famous for roles in the pre-war Jewish films and stage plays in Yiddish.

His brother, Jonas Turkow, was also a noted actor and stage manager.

In 1924, he directed and acted in the silent film Tkies-khaf.

He was the founder of several notable theatres, including the Brazilian National Theatre in 1940 and the traveling Zuta Theatre in Tel Aviv, Israel in 1956, where he served as manager and director.

[2][3] The Zygmunt Turkow Theatre is named in his honor.