Hundreds of people gathered in Winnipeg Thursday night to pay their respects and honour the life of Israeli-Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver, who was killed when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7.
Silver, 74, was remembered as a tireless advocate for peace, a bridge-builder, and a women’s rights advocate. She was born in Winnipeg and moved to Israel in 1974, where she devoted her life to peace work.
“She was fierce for what she believed in, in any setting and in front of anybody,” her son Yonatan Zeigen told CBC ahead of Thursday’s memorial.
“She had this duality to her, that she was small and also seemed fragile
