Episode 132: Two Years Later

Two years after the October 7 attacks by Hamas, we speak with family members of Vivian Silver and Hayim Katsman, Israeli peace activists who were murdered that day. Hayim’s mother Hannah Wacholder Katsman and Vivian’s son Yonatan Zeigen share how they are carrying on their legacies.

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Released October 6, 2025
  • Hannah and Hayim Katsman

    Hannah Katsman and her son, Hayim, who was killed in the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. Photo courtesy of Hannah Katsman.

  • Vivian Silver and Yonatan Zeigen

    Yonatan Zeigen and his mother, Vivian Silver, who was killed in the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023. Photo courtesy of Yonatan Zeigen. 

  • Two women wearing white and marching holding a sign that says "Women Wage Peace" in English, Hebrew, and Arabic

    Vivian Silver, right, and Ariella Giniger at a peace march in Jerusalem on October 4, 2023. Credit: Tamar Matsafi.

  • Hannah and Hayim Katsman
  • Vivian Silver and Yonatan Zeigen
  • Two women wearing white and marching holding a sign that says "Women Wage Peace" in English, Hebrew, and Arabic

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Episode 132: Two Years Later." (Viewed on September 11, 2026) <https://jwa.org/podcasts/canwetalk/episode-132-two-years-later>.