Elie Y. Katz (born July 16, 1974) is an American politician and businessman. He served as the

Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck, New Jersey was incorporated on February 19, 1895. It was created in Chapter XXVII in the ''Acts of the General Assembly of the State of New Jersey'' in 1895. The office of mayor did not initially exist as such. In 1895, the Township Act ...

from 2006 to 2008.

Biography

Katz was born on July 16, 1974, in

Teaneck, New Jersey Teaneck () is a Township (New Jersey), township in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a bedroom community in the New York metropolitan area. The town is know for their pancake throwing contest held ...

. He attended

Torah Academy of Bergen County Torah Academy of Bergen County (commonly referred to as TABC) is a four-year yeshiva high school located in Teaneck, in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. The school utilizes a split-schedule day offering both Jewish studies and college p ...

and graduated from

Touro College Touro University is a private Jewish university system headquartered in New York City, with branches throughout the United States as well as one each in Germany, Israel and Russia. It was founded by Bernard Lander in 1971 and named for Isaac a ...

. Katz was elected to the Teaneck Township Council in 1997. He was elected Mayor of Teaneck in 2006, making him the youngest person to serve in that office as well as the first

Orthodox Jew Orthodox Judaism is a collective term for the traditionalist branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as literally revealed by God on Mount Sinai and faithfully tran ...

. Katz served until 2008, when he was replaced by Kevie Feit. Katz served as deputy mayor in 2016 when

Lizette Parker Lizette Parker (August 31, 1971 – April 24, 2016) was an American politician and social worker. She served as the Mayor of Teaneck, New Jersey, from 2014 until her death in April 2016. Parker was the first black woman to serve as Mayor of Tean ...

died in office. He thus filled in as acting mayor for several months until the town council elected Mohammed Hameeduddin on July 1, 2016. On July 2, 2018, Katz was unanimously elected Deputy Mayor I of Teaneck, nominated by Mayor Mohammed Hameeduddin and seconded by Councilman Keith Kaplan. On July 1, 2020, Katz was elected Deputy Mayor I of Teaneck, nominated by Councilman Mark Schwartz and seconded by Councilman Keith Kaplan.On January 3, 2023, Katz was unanimously elected Deputy Mayor 2 of Teaneck during the council's reorganization meeting, after being nominated by Councilmember Hillary Goldberg and seconded by Mayor Michael Pagan. Katz is currently serving his sixth term on Teaneck's Township Council.

Business

Katz is currently the CEO of National Retail Solutions, a subsidiary of

IDT Corporation IDT Corporation (originally standing for International Discount Telecommunications) is a multinational provider of cloud communications, point of sale systems, unified communications, and financial services foreign exchange services for selecte ...

. He previously worked for Fabrix Systems, Citizens Choice Energy, and

Zedge Zedge is a content distribution platform that provides consumers with a way to personalize their mobile devices. It has offices in Trondheim, Vilnius, and New York City. As of February 2, 2023, the Zedge app has been downloaded over 436 million ...

. On January 22, 1996, Katz opened the Kosher Chinese style Restaurant, Chopstix, in Teaneck, New Jersey.

References

External links

Katz's personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Katz, Elie Y. 1974 births Living people Jewish American people in New Jersey politics American Orthodox Jews Mayors of Teaneck, New Jersey New Jersey city council members Touro College alumni Politicians from Teaneck, New Jersey 21st-century American Jews