Miriam Manber Obituary

The family of Miriam Trubowitch Manber is heartbroken to share the passing of their beloved Matriarch.

She is survived by her three children and spouses: Neil Trubowitch (Yvette), Michelle Kuc (Yaakov), and Debbie Trubowitch Cohn (Barry).  She was blessed with 10 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Born Miriam Selma Mazur in Newark, New Jersey. She attended NYU at 16 years old as an English major, spending weekends working in her parent's small clothing store in Newark on Prince Street.

In 1948, her best friend introduced her to a young Israeli, Josh Trubowitch. They were married for 25 years, first living in Queens, New York, and then moving to San Mateo, California.  When Josh changed careers to Real Estate in the mid-1960's, Miriam joined him and received her real estate license as well.  It became her career and passion for 35 plus years.  She loved selling homes, especially to first time buyers.  Her clients became like extended family. She simply loved people!  

Josh passed in 1973, leaving her a young widow. She was blessed to find love twice again: first marrying Hy Manber and later reuniting with her childhood sweetheart, Joel Kohn.  

She traveled the world over including 75 trips to Israel. She loved life and all it had to offer…theater, opera, ballet, food, fashion, business and politics.   Her refrain was most often "this is the best______!".  After retiring, she moved to Florida to enjoy the sunshine and reunite with friends from Newark and New York.

While always active in supporting Israel and the Jewish community (Temple Sholom, B'nai Brith Women, Hadassah), nothing was more important than her family (aka Miriam's Marvelous Mob).   Her milestone birthdays were grand destination celebrations with all family members in attendance.

A memorial service will be held on Sunday, October 27 at 12 noon at Peninsula Temple Sholom, 1655 Sebastian Drive Burlingame.  Contributions in Miriam's memory can be made to https://yadsarah.org/ , https://www.latet.org.il/en/  or an organization of your choice.