Jennifer Karmona

Birth: July 18, 1979 in Toronto

Death: November 9, 2022 in Victoria, B.C.

Plot: Row Z – Plot 2

Inscription:
פנ
נדיבה שרה בת שלמה וליבע
Jennifer Sarah
KARMONA
Beloved wife, mother,
daughter, sister, niece,
cousin, friend
July 18, 1979 – November 9, 2022

Biography:
Melina Ponak, co-founder of Mekorah Institute wrote this about Jen:
I learned of Jen’s active kindness even before I met her. She was instrumental in gathering toys and clothes and baby gear for my family when we arrived in Victoria in January 2020. Then when I met Jen I was struck by how easy and interesting she was to talk to. Her warmth, friendliness and humor were immediately present and pleasant!

Rabbi Lynn Greenhough, of Kolot Mayim (Voice of the Waters) Reform Temple in Victoria, British Columbia, in “From the Rabbi’s Desk” for 13 November 2022 said this about Jennifer:

“In my d’var last Friday night, I mentioned I had attended the levayah (funeral) for a Jewish woman in Victoria. She was a member of Congregation Emanu-El, but in death, particularly, though certainly also in life, affiliations become utterly unimportant. She was a Jewish woman, a mother, a wife, and she was being buried. Jennifer Karmona had built a career in BC, working with Indigenous people, and the impact of various development projects in BC on First Nations. I mentioned in my d’var the large (disproportionate to our demographic presence) number of Jews I have known over the past 40 years, both personally and proximally, who have and continue to contribute to this work. Land claims, Indigenous language reclamation and intercessions between development and sustainability.”

This notice appeared in the newsletter of Congregation Emanu-El:
Remembering Jen Karmona: the Kudoboard/Book
Support for Jen Karmon’s Family