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Hertzberg, Arthur (1921-2006)
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… -
National Urban League (NUL), Bergen County Branch
The Urban League for Bergen County is a volunteer auxiliary of the National Urban League. It began in 1918 under as the League for Social Service Among Colored People. -
Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU)
The Women's Christian Temperance Union founded in 1874 is an organization dedicated to the Temperance Movement. It became one of the largest and most influential women's groups during this era. The organization focused on labor laws, prison reform, women's suffrage, public… -
National Urban League (NUL)
The National Urban League is a civil rights organization that advocates for African American rights, fighting against racial discrimination. The Committee on Urban Conditions Among Negros was founded in 1910 by Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Hayes and it merged with… -
Farrand, Livingston (1867-1939)
Livingston Farrand was a physician, anthropologist, psychologist, and public health activist. He graduated from Princeton in 1888. He earned a M.D. from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1891. He also attended Cambridge and Berlin University. In 1905 he became… -
Davis, Ethel McGhee (1899-1990)
Ethel Davis McGhee was an American social worker and educator. She was the first African American social worker in Englewood, New Jersey when she became the Director of Social Work at the Social Service Federation for Englewood's African American community in 1925. She worked… -
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs is a State agency that supports local governments, community development organizations, businesses, and individuals within New Jersey. Programs focus on management, finances, community planning, affordable housing, disaster… -
Englewood Housing Authority
The Englewood Housing Authority was created in 1976 with Michael Terrace as the first Executive Director. The organization is made of a seven-member board. The director appoints five, the mayor appoints one, and the Department of Community Affairs appoints one. Originally… -
Rotary Club of Englewood
The Rotary Club is an international service organization. The Englewood branch was founded in 1923. The Englewood branch focuses a lot of its work on local youth. The club also supported many local humanitarian organizations. -
The Community Chest
The Community Chest is a charitable organization. The mayor Cornelius P. Kitchel organized a committee to create a community chest in June 1932. This was due to the flood of social services needs caused by the Great Depression. Elisabeth "Betty" Reeve Cutter Morrow was selected…