Veksler Mozus Motelievich (1912)

Veksler (Weksler) Mozus Motelievich (5 April 1912, Rēzekne) — labourer.

Mozus Veksler was born into the family of Motel Veksler (1856 – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Rēzekne) and Ente-Minna Veksler (1856 – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Rēzekne). He did not receive formal education but taught himself to read and write.

He worked as a tinsmith for private employers in Rēzekne (1926–1934), served in the Latvian Army (1934–1935), and then worked as a roofer in Riga (1935–1940) and in Rēzekne (1940–1941). From 1941 to 1942, he worked as a roofer in Malysh, Kirov Region. He served in the Soviet Army from 1942 to 1944 and was seriously wounded. He returned to Riga in 1945.

Mozus Veksler worked as a roofer for Voenflottorg (1946–1948), then moved to Kherson, where he was employed as a roofer in a construction office (1948–1953). Returning to Riga, he worked in various roles: raw materials procurement officer at the Promprodukt artel (1953–1954), artisan tinsmith (1954–1955), tinsmith at a repair and construction office (1955–1959). He was convicted and served a sentence in 1959. Afterwards, he resumed work as a roofer in Riga (1960–1961), a press operator at the Ausma factory (1962), a tinsmith at the Main Directorate for Consumer Services (1962–1967), and a roofer for the RSU MPP (1967–1971).

He was married to Brocha Ayzikovna Veksler (née Chernobrova) (1910, Riga – murdered by the Nazis in 1941, Rēzekne). Their sons, Leib Mozusovich Veksler (b. 1937, Riga) and Yasha Mozusovich Veksler (b. 1940), were also murdered in 1941 in Rēzekne.

His second marriage was to Zelda Ruvinovna Veksler (née Lapp) (b. 1921, Riga). They had two children: Motel Mozusovich Veksler (b. 1946, Riga) and Margarita Mozusovna Veksler (b. 1953, Kherson).

In 1971, Mozus Veksler received permission to emigrate to Israel, where his brother-in-law Khezkiel Ruvinovich Lapp (b. 1915, Riga) had been residing since 1939.

Motel Veksler (1856–1941) — father
Ente-Minna Veksler (1856–1941) — mother
Anna Markovna Mordokhovich (née Veksler) (1896, Rēzekne – 1961, Riga) — sister
Borukh Markovich Veksler (1898 – murdered in 1941, Rēzekne) — brother
Sofya Markovna Veksler (b. 1900, Rēzekne) — sister
Genya Markovna Veksler (1902 – murdered in 1941, Rēzekne) — sister
Ida Markovna Veksler (b. 1909, Rēzekne) — sister
Roza Markovna Veksler (1911 – murdered in 1941, Rēzekne) — sister
Feyga Markovna Veksler (1911 – murdered in 1941, Rēzekne) — sister
Musya Markovna Veksler (1915 – murdered in 1941, Rēzekne) — sister
Aron Markovich Veksler (1918, Rēzekne – died in 1942 on the front) — brother
Brocha Ayzikovna Veksler (née Chernobrova) (1910–1941) — first wife
Leib Mozusovich Veksler (1937–1941) — son
Yasha Mozusovich Veksler (1940–1941) — son
Zelda Ruvinovna Veksler (née Lapp) (b. 1921) — wife
Motel Mozusovich Veksler (b. 1946) — son
Margarita Mozusovna Veksler (b. 1953) — daughter
Khezkiel Ruvinovich Lapp (b. 1915) — wife's brother