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==Notable people== {{Category see also|People from Weymouth Township, New Jersey}} People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Weymouth Township include: * [[Frances Edelstein]] (1926–2018), businesswoman who ran the Cafe Edison in [[New York City]]'s [[Theater District, Manhattan|Theater District]], together with her husband<ref>[https://sites.rutgers.edu/jewish-agriculture/a-world-of-jewish-farming/united-states/ Jewish Agriculturalism in the United States: A World of Jewish Farming], [[Rutgers University]]. Accessed March 7, 2023. "After the Holocaust, the Jewish Agricultural Society resettled 2500 Displaced Persons. Among them were Frances (Frima) and Harry Edelstein. Holocaust survivors from Poland, the Edelsteins emigrated in 1947 and settled on a poultry farm in Dorothy, a Jewish colony in New Jersey."</ref> * [[Kathleen Karr]] (1946–2017), author of historical novels for children and young adults<ref>[http://www.childrensbookguild.org/kathleen-karr Kathleen Karr], The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C. Accessed November 20, 2013. "Kathleen Karr was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and grew up on a chicken farm in Dorothy, New Jersey."</ref> * [[Walter Lowenfels]] (1897–1976), [[poet]], [[journalist]] and member of the [[Communist Party USA]] who edited the [[Communism|communist]] newspaper the ''[[Daily Worker]]''<ref>[http://drs.library.yale.edu/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=beinecke:lowenfelsw&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes Guide to the Walter Lowenfels Papers YCAL MSS 367], [[Yale University Library]]. Accessed October 28, 2015. "The same year, his family moved to a cabin in Weymouth, New Jersey."</ref> * [[William Moore (New Jersey politician)|William Moore]] (1810–1878), served in the [[United States House of Representatives]], where he represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] from 1867 to 1871<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000922 William Moore], ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 24, 2007.</ref> * [[Rhoda Scott]] (born 1938), [[soul jazz]] organist and singer<ref>Wilkins, Tim. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2011/12/master_musician_rhoda_scott_is.html "Master musician Rhoda Scott is back in Jersey, and back in school"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]] / ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', December 2, 2011. Accessed March 7, 2023. "Scott has a gift for understatement. The Atlantic County native — she grew up in the Dorothy section of Weymouth Township — has lived in Paris for 43 years, and since she is one of her instrument’s greatest players, it’s big news that she is back."</ref>
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