Norman Tanzman (July 4, 1918 – June 6, 2004) was an American real estate executive,[1] philanthropist and politician. He served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1962 to 1968 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1968 to 1974.[2][3]
Tanzman established the Marion and Norman Tanzman Charitable Trust Foundation in 1996.[6] The trust focuses on health and medical services and Jewish organizations.[7][8] The trust has made significant contributions to Rutgers, including a $1 million donation to Rutgers Hillel for a kosher dining room;[9] and $1 million for the "Hall of Jewish Learning" in support of the Jewish studies program.[10] 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.[11] Tanzman Park in downtown Woodbridge is named after him.[12]
^"Norman Tanzman, 85, once Middlesex state senator". Home News Tribune, June 7, 2004. Accessed March 1, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Born in New York City, Mr. Tanzman moved to New Brunswick when he was 4, and then to Highland Park. A 1935 graduate of New Brunswick High School, he joined the real estate firm Jacobson & Goldfarb in 1938.... Mr. Tanzman married Marion Schwartz of Rahway in 1941. After the war, the couple settled in Woodbridge, where they resided and raised their family for nearly 40 years, before moving to West End."
