Der Nister

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1884 – 1950

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Who was Der Nister?

Der Nister was the pseudonym of Pinchus Kahanovich, a Yiddish author, philosopher, translator, and critic.

Israel Joshua Singer, another famous Yiddish novelist, once said of Der Nister that "had writers of the whole world been given a chance to read [his] work, they would have broken their pens.”

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Born
Nov 1, 1884
Berdychiv
Also known as
  • Nister
Ethnicity
  • Jewish people
Profession
Died
Jun 4, 1950
Soviet Union

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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