He immigrated from Poland in 1948 after surviving the Holocaust as a child and youth.
He was one of the founders of the avant-garde Zavit Theatre, which he managed for ten years.
He has acted in the Ha'Ohel and Habima Theatres in over one hundred roles.
He is an honorary citizen of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa.
Atzmon won in 1968, a scholarship from UNESCO for studying in Europe.
Shmuel Atzmon-Wircer received The Theatre's Prize for Life's Work.
Atzmon was awarded with 'The Mayer Margolit Memorial Prize', and 'The Lerner Fund Prize'.
He won in 1962, the Ford Memorial Scholarship for a year's study in the United States.
He was chosen to receive 5771 (2010) Man of the Year Award from the Israel Lions Club.
He was awarded with the Scheiber Prize for Literature and the Arts.
He received the Life's Work Prize during the Jewish Film Festival held at the Jerusalem Cinematic.
During 1987, he initiated the Yiddishspiel Theatre's establishment. He initiated establishing the studio for the Yiddishpiel youngsters.
He received an honorary doctorate from the Netanya Academic College for his contribution to the revival and nurturing of the Yiddish language and culture.