Mieczysław Miksne
Title
Mieczysław Miksne
Birth Date
ab. 1900
Birthplace
Łódź ?
Death Date
?
Occupation
lyricist and composer
Biographical Text
The brilliantly witty Polish-language texts of Miksne’s songs continue to amuse audiences until the present day. Mostly associated with small Jewish theaters in Łódź, Miksne wrote for his own performances and for other artists, especially Bolesław Norski-Nożyca. His most famous song, “Madagascar,” satirizes the 1937 Polish government’s plan to establish a colony in that island for the purpose of deporting Polish Jews. Other songs, like “The Rent,” responded with ridicule to harsh conditions of everyday life of the urban poor. Nothing is known about the circumstance of Miksne’s death.
Bibliography
Lerski, Tomasz. Syrena Record: pierwsza polska wytwórnia fonograficzna; Poland’s first recording company, 1904-1939. New York; Warsaw: Editions Karin, 2004.
Collection
Citation
“Mieczysław Miksne,” Jewish Life in Interwar Łódź , accessed April 19, 2024, https://jewish-lodz.iu.edu/items/show/66.