Elnatan Rudolph

May 13, 2008 - 1:37pm

No end to tensions in Teaneck

By Matt Friedman
Category: Local Tags: Loretta Weinberg, Joe Ferriero, Mohammed Hameeduddin, Elnatan Rudolph, Monica Honis, Barbara Toffler, Audra Jackson, Robert Robertson

TEANECK -- Both sides in the hotly contested council election in this town play down their part in the long-standing feud between Bergen County Democratic Organization Chairman Joe Ferriero and state Sen. Loretta Weinberg.

But here on Weinberg’s home town, that rift is impossible to avoid.

Sitting down for a roast beef and chopped liver sandwich at a kosher eatery called Noah’s Ark on Cedar Avenue, councilman Elnatan Rudolph said that, while he doesn’t hide his ties to Ferriero, his opponents are the ones making the rift an issue. He noted a campaign piece that depicted him as a wind up toy, with Ferriero doing the winding.

While Honis and the two other candidates who act as her semi-official running mates dismiss partisan politics, Rudolph doesn’t buy it.

“They can tell you that. But it’s the same people who worked for (Weinberg), the same county committee men and women, who are supporting them in the race,” he said.

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  • Friday, May 16, 2008
    Winners:
    Sal Anderton, , Paul Aronsohn, , Joanne Cocchiola, , Wilda Diaz, , Jerry Fried, , Eldridge Hawkins Jr., , Monica Honis, , Michael Kafton, , Robert Romano, , Julie Shreck,
    Losers:
    Perry Barse, Jerome Inderwies, TIM KREISCHERJ, JIM KRONE, Carmen Orechio, ROBERT PALMER, Elnatan Rudolph, Mauro Tucci, Juan Torres, Joe Vas
    • May 13, 2008 - 10:44pm

    Bad night for Ferriero and Ortiz

    By Wally Edge
    Category: Local Tags: Joseph Ferriero, Rob Ortiz, Elnatan Rudolph

    The non-partisan municipal elections proved to be a bad night for party chairmen in Bergen County.  Teaneck Councilman Elnatan Rudolph, a political ally of Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero, lost his bid for re-election.  And two incumbents in Ridgewood supported by Bergen County GOP Chairman Robert Ortiz lost.

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    February 18, 2008 - 11:45pm

    In Teaneck, council races underscore Ferriero-Weinberg rift

    By Max Pizarro
    Tags: Loretta Weinberg, Joe Ferriero, Teaneck, Joseph Ferriero, Mohammed Hameeduddin, Elie Katz, Elnatan Rudolph, Monica Honis, Rev. Robert Robinson, May election, non-partisan, May 13

    One of four orthodox Jews who sits on the Teaneck Township Council -- including Mayor Elie Katz -- Councilman Elnatan "Rudy" Rudolph smothered any potential criticism that one religious group would dominate local government by announcing plans to run on a ticket with a Muslim, Mohammed Hameeduddin, and African American Minister, Rev. Robert Robinson.

    "We're running on a message of diversity," said Rudolph.

    But there remains another rift in this town of 40,000, inevitably a flashpoint in Bergen County politics as long as State Sen. Loretta Weinberg continues her rivalry with Bergen County Democratic Chairman Joseph Ferriero. Now its hard for any local official to make a move without his or her actions being ascribed to either one or the other. Thus, while municipal elections in May are nonpartisan, they still carry tacit designations of "F" or "W" in place of the more traditional "D" and "R" tags.

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