Kalischer, also Kalisher or Kaliszer, is a Jewish surname (meaning literally "from Kalisz"). Notable people with the surname include: Clemens Kalischer (1921–2018), German photographer in reportage and art photography Salomon Kalischer, German composer, pianist, and physicist Zvi Hirsch Kalischer, German rabbi and Zionist leader Peter Kalischer (1915–1991), American journalist See also Jesse Kalisher, American photographer Kalisch