[1] Initially a Bundist publication founded in the midst of the 1917 revolutions, it continued publishing as a Communist Party organ until 1925.

During its first years, Der Veker was an organ of the General Jewish Labour Bund.

[3][4] As Yiddish-language publishing bloomed in Minsk in 1917, Der Veker emerged as the most important Yiddish newspaper of the city.

[4] In the early period, editors of Der Veker included Arn Vaynshteyn, Esther Frumkin and Abraham Kirzhnits.

[4] As the Red Army seized Minsk in December 1918, Der Veker was the sole Yiddish newspaper of the city that continued to be published.