Vivian Silver (founder of Women Wage Peace, lifelong Israeli-Canadian
peace activist and beloved friend to many in our community), was
murdered by Hamas on October 7th. Since then, her son, Yonatan Zeigen,
has dedicated his life to realizing her vision of peace.
Arab Aramin is a Palestinian peace activist whose sister was killed by
an Israeli soldier in 2007.
The two are members of the Parents Circle – Families Forum, a grassroots
organization of Palestinian and Israeli families who have lost
immediate family members in the conflict, and who believe that only
together can they achieve a sustained peace.
