Lucy Taus Katz

Last modified on: 01-07-2022 13:09:59

Commissioner
(Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission)

Entered Office: 01-07-2022 Term Ends: 02-01-2025

General Information

Home Town: Austin


Personal Information

Lucy Taus Katz of Austin is the Vice President of Customer Service and Sales for Katz Builders, Inc. She is a Hidden Child Holocaust Survivor and was hidden by a Catholic Family in Poland during the Holocaust in order to save her from Nazi capture. She has been active in creating awareness worldwide about the Holocaust and Genocide since she was 17 years old. She is a member of the Steering Committee of Decedents of Holocaust Survivors in Central Texas, Lifetime Director for the Texas Association of Homebuilders and the National Association of Homebuilders, and former president of both the National Association of Remodelers Industry and the National Kitchen and Bath Association, both in Austin. Katz attended Temple University. She and her husband Joel are members of Temple Beth Shalom, Austin.