Joseph Zatzman, CM (April 12, 1912 – December 10, 2007) was a Canadian businessman and politician who served as Mayor of Dartmouth, Nova Scotia from 1964 to 1967.
[2] Born in 1912 in Saint John, New Brunswick, he was the first-born son of Louis and Ida (Fellhandler) Zatzman.
He graduated from Halifax Academy and attended Dalhousie University in the Bachelor of Commerce program.
[3] In 1934, aged 22 years old, Joseph Zatzman started his career as an entrepreneur, purchasing a small grocery store on the corner of Portland St. and Victoria Rd.
The ceremony was officiated by Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia Henry Poole MacKeen.
[3] Zatzman had many other community involvements and chairmanships following his time in municipal politics, including the Dartmouth Chamber of Commerce, the Atlantic Provinces Chamber of Commerce, the United Jewish Appeal, the Atlantic Jewish Council, and the Regional Authority.