[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 2]
[Senate]
[Pages 2839-2840]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO HERBERT TANZMAN

 Mr. TORRICELLI. Mr. President, I rise today in recognition of 
Herbert Tanzman, a man of many talents and accomplishments, who is a 
dedicated member of the Highland Park Conservative Temple and Center. 
From the time of his Bar Mitzvah in 1935; to his membership on the 
Board of Trustees for forty-four years; to his Vice-Presidency and 
Temple Finance Committee Chairmanship; and to his service as Gabbai, 
with his brother-in-law Charlie for over forty years, Herb has been 
committed to the temple. In recognition of this service, he was named 
to the select group of Honorary Life Members of the Board of Trustees, 
and he was on the Rabbinical Search Committees for both Rabbi Yakov 
Hilsenrath and Rabbi Eliot Malomet.
  Herb has been active in civic and Jewish communal activities for many 
years, and he is currently Director of the real estate firm of Jacobson 
Goldfarb and Tanzman Associates. Having served Highland Park as both 
councilman and mayor, Herb is well-known in the community. In addition 
to his responsibilities at the temple, he has been active in the local 
chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Association, Central New Jersey 
Jewish Home for the Aged, YM-YWHA of Raritan Valley, New Brunswick post 
#138 of Jewish War Veterans, National Executive Estate Commission, Job 
Corps, United Community Services, and Raritan Valley UJA Federation. In 
the past, Herb has been on the Executive Board of the Jewish Federation 
of Greater Monmouth County, and he currently serves as National Vice-
Chairman and National Campaign Cabinet Member of the State of Israel 
Bonds. Herb is also President of the Ocean Cove Condominium Association 
in West End, New Jersey.
  While these activities are impressive, Herb truly distinguished 
himself as a serviceman during World War II and has since been honored 
for his numerous achievements. As a combat veteran of the Battle of Iwo 
Jima, he was awarded the Navy Air Medal. Herb is also the proud 
recipient of the Jerusalem Covenant Award, the Humanitarian Award of 
the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the Ben Gurion Award, 
and Israel's coveted ``Sword of the Haganah'' award for record breaking 
achievement in bond sales. Together with his son, Roy, Herb received 
the Family Achievement Award of the State of Israel Bonds last year at 
the International Prime Ministers Club Dinner. The Chaver Award, which 
Herb is to receive from his temple, is a testament to his continued 
service on behalf of the community.

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