Der Nister | |
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 Der Nister (front center) sitting behind Marc Chagall at the Malakhovka Jewish boys refuge | |
| Born | Pinchus Kahanovich 1 November 1884 (NS) |
| Died | 4 June 1950 Abez camp, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russian |
Der Nister (Yiddish: דער נסתּר ֹor דער ניסטער, "the Hidden One"; 1 November 1884 – 4 June 1950 in the Abez camp of Gulag) was the pseudonym of Pinchus Kahanovich (Yiddish: פּנחס קאַהאַנאָוויטש), a Yiddish author, philosopher, translator, and critic.