Englewood Makes History

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  • Joseph Daley (August 6, 1949 – August 3, 2025) was a pioneering low-brass artist whose work transformed how the tuba and euphonium could function within modern jazz. A composer, bandleader, and educator, Daley combined deep musical inquiry with spiritual reflection and a…
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  • Constance Chilton was an educator. She graduated from Smith College in 1926. She went to school with Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan. Together they founded the Little School, now named the Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood. She graduated from Columbia University Teacher's…
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  • Miriam Weidenfeld was a teacher. She acted as director of Temple Emanu-El religious school in the 1980s and 90s.

  • Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg arrived at Temple Emanu-El of Englewood in the mid-1950s during a moment of institutional expansion and social change. Coming from a previous pulpit in Nashville, Tennessee, he assumed leadership just as the congregation was preparing for the High Holy…
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  • Thaddeus J. Kropczynski was a respected musician, educator, and choral director whose career shaped music education in northern New Jersey for more than three decades. Trained as both an artist and teacher, he combined rigorous musical standards with a deep commitment to student…
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  • Elisabeth Reeve Morrow Morgan was an educator. She created the Little School in 1930. The school was renamed the Elisabeth Morrow School. She graduated from Smith College in 1925 and taught English. She married Aubrey Niel Morgan in 1932. She was the daughter of Dwight Morrow…
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  • John H. Perry was an educator, civic leader, and civil rights advocate who emerged as a prominent figure in Englewood, New Jersey, during the mid-20th century. In 1945, he made history by becoming the first Black president of the Board of Directors of the Englewood Urban League,…

  • Perez was one of the first bilingual teachers at Lincoln Elementary School. She was with the school system for over thirty years, retiring in 1999. She married Armando Perez. She had a daughter, Laura.
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  • Eleanor Harvey was an Englewood resident and a founder of the Englewood Historical Society. She was a teacher for 43 years and taught social studies at Diwght Morrow High School. Some of her projects included the placement of the cast-iron clock in front of City Hall, the…
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  • Barbara Kay was a civil rights activist, educator, and Freedom Rider whose work linked national struggles for racial justice with local efforts to dismantle segregation in northern communities. While she is often remembered alongside her husband, composer Ulysses S. Kay, Kay…
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