Der Veker (Minsk)

Der Veker
FoundedMay 12, 1917 (1917-05-12)
Political alignmentGeneral Jewish Labour Bund (1917-1920)
Kombund (1920-1921)
Jewish sections of the Communist Party (bolshevik) of Byelorussia (1921-)
LanguageYiddish
Ceased publicationNovember 7, 1925 (1925-11-07)
HeadquartersMinsk
CountrySoviet Union

Der Veker (Yiddish: דער וועקער, 'The Awakener') was a Yiddish language newspaper published from Minsk 1917–1941. Initially a Bundist publication founded in the midst of the 1917 revolutions, it continued publishing as a Communist Party organ until 1925.