Miriam Trubowitch Manber
4/20/1926 - 10/20/2024
The family of Miriam Trubowitch Manber is heartbroken to share the passing of their beloved Matriarch: Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Aunt. She passed at her retirement community in Boca Raton, Florida at the age of 98.
She is survived by her three children and loving spouses; Neil Trubowitch (Yvette), Michelle Kuc (Yaakov), and Debbie Trubowitch Cohn (Barry). She was blessed with 10 wonderful grandchildren and their spouses. She was Nanny to Zoey (Dani), Roey (Miri), and Hela (Barak); Grandma to Zev, Jessica (Juan), Samantha (John) and Victor, and Bubbe to Sarah (Rostic), Elana (Asaf) and Yael. She was simply GG to her 13 great grandchildren: Lotan, Omri, Netta, Arad, Shaqed, Ariel, Santi, Rapha, Adeline, Tamara, Maya, and Leo. She was Tante to her beloved niece Judy Umansky (Paul), and a cherished cousin, friend and second mom to many more.
Born Miriam Selma Mazur, she was raised in the old Third Ward of Newark, New Jersey. She grew up during the Great Depression, going to Public School and after school Yiddish programs. When WW2 broke out, she attended NYU at just 16 years old as an English major, spending weekends working in her parent's small clothing store on Prince Street.
In 1948, her best friend introduced her to a young Israeli, Josh Trubowitch who swept her off her feet. 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, with her youngest daughter, Debbie, not yet entering high school. 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, including over 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 at 75, she moved to Florida to enjoy the sunshine and reunite with old friends from Newark and New York.
While always active in supporting Israel and the Jewish community (Temple Sholom, B'nai Brith Women, Hadassah, etc), nothing was more important to Miriam than her family (aka Miriam's Marvelous Mob). Her milestone birthdays were grand celebrations with all family members in attendance. Nothing made her happier. She loved big and was loved even more in return. Miriam's people-magic was legendary, and her big smile, quick wit, and strength are already deeply missed.