Nonnie Hamovitch

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Nonnie Hamovitch

July 9, 1952-April 18, 2023

It is with great sadness that the family of Nonnie Hamovitch z”l announces her passing on Tuesday, April 18 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Beloved wife and partner of Bruce Cedar, deeply loved and loving mother of Tessa (Daniel Mark), Arielle ( David Duchovny) and Emma (Adam Shapiro), proud Bubbe of Maeve and Cleo Mark and Seth Shapiro.  Loving sister and sister-in-law of Greg Hamovitch and Pam Cappe Hamovitch, Jon Hamovitch and Bonnie Kirsh, Eric Hamovitch z”l and Gouedala Marius.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Nonnie was the second child and only daughter of the late Evelyn and Sam Hamovitch. She attended French and English schools in Montreal before setting off for university in Ottawa, Aix-en Provence and Montreal, graduating with a degree in French Literature. She found her true calling working with people in crisis, a few years later. She completed a Masters Degree in Psychology at Boston University and worked in Greater Boston before joining Bruce at CMG Associates. There she specialized in providing emergency support to employees in critical need while setting up longer term services in their work and home communities.

Nonnie was enormously caring, perceptive, and dedicated to people in her orbit. She built community to celebrate togetherness and she was there for everyone in sickness or in health. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends, in Boston, Toronto, California, New York, Montreal, Vancouver and Lake Patrick where she went every year to swim, play and relax in the outdoors.

She was thoughtful, opinionated, passionate about causes she cared about and thoroughly Canadian.

Funeral Services to be held at Temple Israel in Boston on Monday, April 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM.

Shiva will be held Monday and Tuesday evening 6:00 – 8:00 at the Cedar/Hamovitch home.