Yonatan Zeigen, who lost his mother Vivian Silver in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack in southern Israel, says his goal in life is to decrease the overall pain and suffering in the region – not to avenge the murder of his mother, who was a trailblazing co-founder of the peace organization Women Wage Peace.
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Zeigen was in Toronto this week, along with his older brother, Chen Zeigen, a PhD student in archaeology at the University of Connecticut, for a special event June 4 in tribute to their mother.
Organized by a committee led by Silver’s close friend, Lynne Mitchell, the event was one of the first presentations by Women Wage Peace (WWP) Canada East, with backing from the New Israel Fund of Canada. Last year, WWP groups formed around the world, including a Canadian one with Vancouver and Winnipeg members.
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Vivian Silver’s sons continue her work and legacy of building peace in Israel
