Silver’s son, Yonatan Zeigen, confirmed his mother’s death, telling CBC News on Monday that the 74-year-old’s remains had been found earlier at Kibbutz Be’eri, where she resided, but were only identified now, more than five weeks after the attacks.
The family of Silver, who was born and raised in Winnipeg, initially believed militants had been holding her hostage in Gaza for the past five weeks, along with more than 200 others kidnapped that day.
While her house had been burned to the ground, a body hadn’t been found at that time, he said, and there was “no evidence there of a struggle or bullets,” leading the family to believe she had been taken hostage.
The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg mourned Silver’s death in a Facebook post, expressing devastation at the loss of “a renowned pacifist who tirelessly advocated for peace and the improvement of the quality of life for Palestinians.”
Silver moved to Kibbutz Be’eri, just kilometres away from the Israel-Gaza border, because she wanted to be a part of a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The war, which was sparked by a surprise attack on Israel by a coalition of Arab militaries, began on Oct. 6, just one day earlier than the Hamas-led assault 50 years later.
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Silver’s son, Yonatan Zeigen, confirmed his mother’s death, telling CBC News on Monday that the 74-year-old’s remains had been found earlier at Kibbutz Be’eri, where she resided, but were only identified now, more than five weeks after the attacks.
The family of Silver, who was born and raised in Winnipeg, initially believed militants had been holding her hostage in Gaza for the past five weeks, along with more than 200 others kidnapped that day.
While her house had been burned to the ground, a body hadn’t been found at that time, he said, and there was “no evidence there of a struggle or bullets,” leading the family to believe she had been taken hostage.
The Jewish Federation of Winnipeg mourned Silver’s death in a Facebook post, expressing devastation at the loss of “a renowned pacifist who tirelessly advocated for peace and the improvement of the quality of life for Palestinians.”
Silver moved to Kibbutz Be’eri, just kilometres away from the Israel-Gaza border, because she wanted to be a part of a peaceful solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The war, which was sparked by a surprise attack on Israel by a coalition of Arab militaries, began on Oct. 6, just one day earlier than the Hamas-led assault 50 years later.
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