Son of Vivian Silver, Winnipeg-born humanitarian killed in Hamas attack on Israel, moved by Canadians' support
The son of Jewish humanitarian Vivian Silver, who was killed in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, says he was moved by the support for his mother from Canadians during the weeks when it was believed she was being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza strip.
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![Yonatan Zeigen said Canadians took his mother, Vivian Silver’s, “persona to heart” and felt supported by the country’s people and government. A funeral for Silver will be held Thursday, he said. A man in a yellow shirt.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7029787.1700095619!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/yonatan1.jpg)
The son of Jewish humanitarian Vivian Silver, who was killed in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, says he was moved by the support for his mother from Canadians during the weeks when it was believed she was being held hostage by Hamas in the Gaza strip.