Veksler (Weksler) Bunim Khlaunovich (31 October 1908, Daugavpils – 1992, Daugavpils) — philologist, educator.

Bunim Veksler graduated from a gymnasium in his hometown with distinction. In 1936, he completed studies in Classical Philology at the Faculty of Philology and Philosophy of the University of Latvia. He was awarded a Master’s degree in Philology in 1939.

From 1937, he worked as a teacher at the Riga Jewish School. In 1940, he became Head of Studies at the Daugavpils Jewish Gymnasium.

He was fluent in Latin, Greek, Yiddish, and Latvian. During the war, he served in the labour army. After the war, he held various academic positions: Senior Lecturer (1945–1947); Head of the Department of Latvian Language and Literature at Daugavpils State Pedagogical Institute, later known as Daugavpils Pedagogical Institute (1947–1958); and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Latvian and Russian Language (1958–1975).

Key works include: Latvian Language Textbook for Adults, Parts 1–2 (Riga, 1953; reissued 1959; he served as editor for both editions); Latvian Language: A Self-Study Guide (co-author, Riga, Zvaigzne, 1973 and later editions), which for many years was widely used for learning Latvian. He also published several articles on the comparative grammar of Latvian and Russian.

Sourses:

Daugavpils Pedagoģīskā Universitāte. Pētniecība un zinātne 80 gados. Biografiskas rādītājs. 1921-2001. Daugavpils. DPU izdevniecība „Saule”. 2001, c.108. J. Šteimanis. Ebreju intelektuāļi Latvijā. Rēzekne, 2006. 100 – 103.lpp.