Kaganovich (Russian: Каганович, romanized: Kaganovich; Ukrainian: Каганович, romanized: Kahanovych) is a Jewish surname. It comes from the Hebrew word “Kohen” which means priest. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ida Rosenthal (born Ida Kaganovich, 1886–1973), Russian-American dressmaker, businesswoman
- Lazar Kaganovich (1893–1991), Soviet politician
- Mikhail Kaganovich (1888–1941), Soviet politician
- Der Nister (1884–1950), pen name of Pinchas Kaganovich (Kahanovich), a Yiddish author, philosopher, translator, and critic
See also
- All pages with titles containing Kaganovich
- Kagan (disambiguation)
- Kogen (disambiguation)
- Kogon (disambiguation)
- Kogan (disambiguation)
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