Norman Tanzman (July 4, 1918 – June 6, 2004) was an American real estate executive, philanthropist and politician. He served in the
New Jersey General Assembly
The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature.
Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts f ...
from 1962 to 1968 and in the
New Jersey Senate from 1968 to 1974.
Tanzman moved to
New Brunswick
New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...
and later to nearby
Highland Park, graduating from
New Brunswick High School
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as part of the class of 1935. He was a longtime resident of
Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Woodbridge Township is a township in Middlesex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is both a regional hub for Central New Jersey and a major bedroom suburb of New York City in the New York metropolitan area located within the ...
and retired to the
West End section of
Long Branch, New Jersey. Tanzman was a member of
Congregation Adath Israel in Woodbridge.
Tanzman established the Marion and Norman Tanzman Charitable Trust Foundation in 1996. The trust focuses on health and medical services and Jewish organizations. The trust has made significant contributions to Rutgers, including a $1 million donation to Rutgers Hillel for a kosher dining room; and $1 million for the "Hall of Jewish Learning" in support of the Jewish studies program. He was chairman of the Raritan Bay Health Foundation and raised millions of dollars for the
hospital. He was a founder and benefactor of the
Central New Jersey Jewish Home for the Aged. Tanzman Park in downtown Woodbridge is named after him.
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1918 births
2004 deaths
New Brunswick High School alumni
Democratic Party New Jersey state senators
Democratic Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly
People from Highland Park, New Jersey
People from Long Branch, New Jersey
People from New Brunswick, New Jersey
People from Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
Politicians from Middlesex County, New Jersey
United States Coast Guard
20th-century American politicians
Jewish American state legislators in New Jersey
Jewish American philanthropists
20th-century American Jews
21st-century American Jews
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