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50-668: Percival Goodman designed its sanctuary in 1950 with a flexible arrangement that was widely imitated. The synagogue includes the Beit Miriam Religious School. Alumni of the school include Washington Post journalist Rosalind S. Helderman . Arthur Hertzbeg was the rabbi from 1947 until 1956. In June 1990, the Dixie Knights chapter of the Ku Klux Klan shot at the synagogue in a drive-by shooting , with Grand Wizard Leonard William Armstrong firing

100-502: A TEC-9 and member Damien Patton driving. KKK member and Christian music producer Jonathan David Brown was found guilty of conspiracy and two counts of perjury for accessory after the fact. Damien Patton pleaded guilty to juvenile misdemeanor. 36°07′57″N 86°49′55″W  /  36.13254798450484°N 86.83201754463941°W  / 36.13254798450484; -86.83201754463941 Percival Goodman Percival Goodman FAIA (January 13, 1904 – October 11, 1989)

150-866: A student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics ) are Deerfield Elementary School with 400 students in grades Pre-K–4, Glenwood Elementary School with 357 students in grades K–4, Hartshorn Elementary School with 393 students in grades K–4, South Mountain Elementary School with 274 students in grades Pre-K–4, Wyoming Elementary School with 310 students in grades K–4, Washington School with 398 students in grade 5, Millburn Middle School with 1,197 students in grades 6–8 and Millburn High School with 1,319 students in grades 9–12. In its 2015 report on "America's Top High Schools", Newsweek ranked Millburn

200-634: A 1930 proposal for the Palace of the Soviets in Moscow , and proposed a master plan for Long Island City . He was an early critic of Robert Moses ' parkway plans for New York City, preferring to "improve the center and make livable neighborhoods"; he also criticized the garden city movement of Ebenezer Howard and the Ville Radieuse of Le Corbusier . Goodman called himself "an agnostic who

250-639: A Victorian residential community. It was part of the Newark settlements in New Jersey in the 19th century made from Charles II from James, his brother, in the 17th century. Springfield Township was founded in 1783 which included Millburn. Millburn played a vital role during the Revolutionary War . With George Washington's military camped outside at Morristown and the British assaulting through

300-451: A household in the township was $ 130,848, and the median income for a family was $ 158,888. Males had a median income of $ 100,000+ versus $ 51,603 for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 76,796. About 1.2% of families and 1.5% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over. Since its incorporation as a municipality in 1857, Millburn has been governed under

350-538: A number of his brother's other works. Percival Goodman was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects . He was a professor at the Columbia University architecture school for more than 25 years, where notable students included Peter Eisenman and Wang Chiu-Hwa . In 2001, Columbia exhibited a retrospective of his works at its Wallach Gallery . Millburn, New Jersey Millburn

400-649: A report performed by the United Way of Northern New Jersey based on 2012 data, around 11% of Millburn households were classified as "Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed" households (below a threshold of $ 50,000 for households below 65, below $ 35,000 for those over 65), struggling with basic necessities, such as housing, childcare, food, health care, and transportation, compared to 38% statewide and 47% in Essex County. The 2010 United States census counted 20,149 people, 6,813 households, and 5,553 families in

450-576: A total of 14,099 registered voters in Millburn, of which 4,512 (32.0%) were registered as Democrats , 3,214 (22.8%) were registered as Republicans and 6,361 (45.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 12 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . In the 2016 presidential election , Democrat Hillary Clinton received 6,719 votes to the Republican's 2,768. In the 2012 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 55.3% of

500-951: A variety of designs intended to attract motorists' attention. In 1949 his proposal was selected for a large Holocaust memorial in Manhattan 's Riverside Park , but it was never built. His student Peter Eisenman much later completed a Holocaust memorial in Berlin, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe . His design for B'nai Israel in Millburn, New Jersey (1951), has been called "the first truly modern synagogue". Goodman's design for B'nai Israel included sculpture, painting, and ark curtain design by Herbert Ferber , Robert Motherwell , and Adolph Gottlieb , respectively. This integration of modern sculpture and artworks, along with

550-510: Is a private, nonsectarian coeducational day school located in the Short Hills section of Millburn, serving students in nursery through eighth grade, with a 2018–2019 total enrollment of 224 students. The Pingry School 's Lower School (K–6) campus is located in Short Hills. St. Rose of Lima Academy is a Catholic school with 260 students in Pre-K–3 on through 8th grade, operating under

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600-472: Is a suburban township in southwestern Essex County , within the U.S. state of New Jersey , and part of the New York metropolitan area . As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 21,710, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,561 (+7.7%) from the 20,149 recorded at the 2010 census , which in turn reflected an increase of 384 (+1.9%) from the 19,765 counted in

650-699: Is available on the Rahway River . Millburn has one of the largest Jewish communities in Essex County, along with neighboring Livingston and South Orange . Philip Roth 's popular novel Goodbye, Columbus about a newly affluent Jewish family in the 1950s, was set in the Short Hills section of Millburn, and a key scene takes place at the Millburn High School track. The township has attracted professionals moving out of Manhattan , thanks to direct train service to Penn Station . In

700-648: Is governed by a directly elected county executive , with legislative functions performed by the Board of County Commissioners . As of 2024 , the County Executive is Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. ( D , Roseland ), whose four-year term of office ends December 31, 2026. The county's Board of County Commissioners is composed of nine members, five of whom are elected from districts and four of whom are elected on an at-large basis. They are elected for three-year concurrent terms and may be re-elected to successive terms at

750-782: Is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For the 2024-2025 session , the 27th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John F. McKeon ( D , West Orange ) and in the General Assembly by Rosy Bagolie (D, Livingston ) and Alixon Collazos-Gill (D, Montclair ). Essex County

800-553: The 2000 United States census there were 19,765 people, 7,015 households, and 5,604 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,106.2 inhabitants per square mile (813.2/km ). There were 7,158 housing units at an average density of 762.8 per square mile (294.5/km ). The racial makeup of the township was 88.91% White , 8.40% Asian , 1.10% African American , 0.05% Native American , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.43% from other races , and 1.08% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 2.04% of

850-458: The 2000 census . Short Hills , with a 2020 population of 14,422, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Millburn that is home to most of the township's population. Millburn was created as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 20, 1857, from portions of Springfield Township , when Union County was formed. Earlier known variously as Milltown, Millville, Rum Brook, and Vauxhall,

900-414: The 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 63.5% of the vote (3,301 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 35.3% (1,833 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (65 votes), among the 5,320 ballots cast by the township's 14,670 registered voters (121 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.3%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 47.9% of

950-679: The Hobart Gap , Millburn was brought into the Revolutionary War. Washington purportedly saw his soldiers on a vital point in the South Mountain Reservation , then known as Washington Rock. The Battle of Springfield in 1780 was the last push of the British into New Jersey and the first fight since Bunker Hill. A token of the war exists in the Parsil family graveyard on White Oak Ridge Road, where Nicholas Parsil

1000-496: The Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is comprised five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of

1050-602: The #1 open-admission and #4 non- magnet school in the nation. It placed 13th overall in the U.S. and 8th in the state among all participating public high schools (including selective admission and magnet schools). All schools ranked above Millburn are selective enrollment per their respective websites and are listed as magnet programs on Misplaced Pages. The district's high school was the fifth-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 339 schools statewide in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2014 cover story on

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1100-421: The 10,410 ballots cast by the township's 14,034 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.2%. In the 2004 presidential election , Democrat John Kerry received 55.1% of the vote (5,682 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 43.9% (4,525 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (83 votes), among the 10,315 ballots cast by the township's 13,548 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.1. In

1150-519: The 2006–2010 American Community Survey , the township had a per-capita income of $ 84,663, ranked 10th in the state. Based on data from the American Community Survey for 2013–2017, Millburn residents had a median household income of $ 202,862, ranked highest in the state among municipalities with more than 10,000 residents, more than double the statewide median of $ 76,475. Millburn was an agricultural settlement before it became

1200-585: The Needy is a non-profit organization started in 1932 as New Eyes (incorporated 1948) and based in Short Hills, which provides people in the United States with eyeglasses and sends recycled eyeglasses to needy people overseas. The Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad, founded in 1958, provides Emergency Medical Services to the township. They are an all-volunteer agency that does not charge for its services, relying solely on private donations to cover

1250-806: The November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. A Business Administrator manages the day-to-day functions of the Township. As of 2024 , members of the Township Committee are Mayor Annette Romano ( D , term on committee ends 2025 and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor Frank Saccomandi IV ( R , term on committee ends 2027 and as deputy mayor ends December 31, 2023), Ben Stoller (R, 2027) Michael H. Cohen (D, 2025), Tara B. Prupis (D, 2024). Sandra Haimoff became Mayor in 2008 following

1300-502: The Paper Mill Playhouse is situated on the banks of the river. New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Millburn as the 53rd best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey. Millburn had the highest annual property tax bills in New Jersey in 2018 of $ 24,308, compared to a statewide average of $ 8,767. The township had the highest annual bill in 2009 of $ 19,097, compared to

1350-545: The Wyoming district, South Mountain and Millburn center. Short Hills includes Brookhaven, Country Club, Deerfield-Crossroads, Glenwood, Knollwood, Merrywood, Mountaintop, Old Short Hills Estates and White Oak Ridge. Situated approximately 15 miles (24 km) west of Midtown Manhattan , Millburn is bordered by the Essex County municipalities of Livingston and West Orange to the north and northeast; Maplewood to

1400-1317: The annual election in November. Essex County's Commissioners are: Robert Mercado (D, District 1 – Newark 's North and East Wards, parts of Central and West Wards; Newark, 2026), A'Dorian Murray-Thomas (D, District 2 – Irvington , Maplewood and parts of Newark's South and West Wards; Newark, 2026), Vice President Tyshammie L. Cooper (D, District 3 - Newark: West and Central Wards; East Orange , Orange and South Orange ; East Orange, 2026), Leonard M. Luciano (D, District 4 – Caldwell , Cedar Grove , Essex Fells , Fairfield , Livingston , Millburn , North Caldwell , Roseland , Verona , West Caldwell and West Orange ; West Caldwell, 2026), President Carlos M. Pomares (D, District 5 – Belleville , Bloomfield , Glen Ridge , Montclair and Nutley ; Bloomfield, 2026), Brendan W. Gill (D, at large; Montclair, 2026), Romaine Graham (D, at large; Irvington, 2026), Wayne Richardson (D, at large; Newark, 2026), Patricia Sebold (D, at-large ; Livingston, 2026). Constitutional officers elected countywide are: Clerk Christopher J. Durkin (D, West Caldwell, 2025), Register of Deeds Juan M. Rivera Jr. (D, Newark, 2025), Sheriff Armando B. Fontoura (D, Fairfield, 2024), and Surrogate Alturrick Kenney (D, Newark, 2028). As of March 2011, there were

1450-579: The biggest celebrations in Millburn history. According to the United States Census Bureau , the township had a total area of 9.89 square miles (25.62 km ), including 9.33 square miles (24.17 km ) of land and 0.56 square miles (1.45 km ) of water (5.64%). Unincorporated communities , localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Brantwood, Canoe Brook, Short Hills , Washington Rock, White Oak Ridge and Wyoming. Millburn includes

1500-778: The costs of operating. Scouts BSA Troop 19 chartered at St. Rose of Lima Church in Short Hills was founded in February 2019 when the Boys Scouts of America opened their program to girls. Troop 19 is one of the first all-girl troops in New Jersey and is part of Lenape Trail District of the Northern New Jersey Council. In 2019, Troop 19 became the first all-girls troop to march in the New York City Veterans Day Parade . St. Rose of Lima Church also sponsors Boy Scout Troop 17, which

1550-584: The east; the Morris County municipalities of Chatham Borough and Florham Park to the west and southwest; and the Union County municipalities of Summit to the south, and Springfield and Union townships to the southeast. The Mall at Short Hills is an upscale shopping mall anchored by Neiman Marcus , Nordstrom , Bloomingdale's and Macy's , with a gross leasable area of 1,400,000 square feet (130,000 m ). Fishing and kayaking

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1600-465: The expiration of former mayor Daniel Baer's term on December 31, 2007. Daniel Baer's service had marked the first time in the history of the town that a Democrat held the title of Mayor. Millburn is located in the 11th Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 27th state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 11th congressional district is represented by Mikie Sherrill ( D , Montclair ). New Jersey

1650-470: The name "Millburn" was adopted before the township was established. The township's name derives from the burn ( Scottish for a stream) that powered mills in the area. The township is home to the South Mountain Reservation , The Mall at Short Hills , and the Paper Mill Playhouse , an established regional theater. The West Branch of the Rahway River runs through downtown Millburn, and

1700-432: The population were under the age of 18, 4.2% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 31.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.8 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

1750-417: The population. Of the 6,813 households, 48.8% had children under the age of 18; 72.2% were married couples living together; 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 18.5% were non-families. Of all households, 15.9% were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.96 and the average family size was 3.32. 32.3% of

1800-456: The population. The most common reported ancestries in 2000 were 13.5% Italian , 12.2% Irish , 11.7% Russian and 11.5% German . There were 7,015 households, out of which 44.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.1% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.7% had someone living alone who

1850-469: The state's "Top Public High Schools", using a new ranking methodology. The school had been ranked 8th in the state of 328 schools in 2012, after being ranked 1st in 2010 out of 322 schools listed. The magazine also ranked Millburn as the top high school in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings. The influx of younger families into the community has led to significant growth in public school enrollment, with enrollment doubling from 1990 to 2007. Far Brook School

1900-429: The statewide average of $ 7,300 that year, which was the highest in the United States. This is primarily a function of high property values, as Millburn had the lowest effective property tax rate in 2014 (1.9%) among the 22 municipalities in Essex County. The township is one of New Jersey's highest-income communities. In 2000, Millburn had the 6th-highest per capita income in the state, with $ 76,796. Based on data from

1950-476: The township. The population density was 2,161.3 per square mile (834.5/km ). There were 7,106 housing units at an average density of 762.2 per square mile (294.3/km ). The racial makeup was 80.17% (16,154) White , 1.63% (329) Black or African American , 0.03% (6) Native American , 15.66% (3,155) Asian , 0.02% (5) Pacific Islander , 0.51% (103) from other races , and 1.97% (397) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 3.49% (703) of

2000-512: The use of natural light, became hallmarks of Goodman's work. Goodman "stressed the human scale in his prayer halls and collaboration with modern artists where expressive symbolism was warranted", according to Philip Nobel at the New York Times . Percival Goodman was also considered a distinguished urban theorist. He was the co-author, with his brother Paul, of the landmark urban planning text Communitas , and he illustrated editions of

2050-500: The vote (3,308 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 44.6% (3,080 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.4% (445 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (27 votes), among the 6,906 ballots cast by the township's 13,913 registered voters, yielding a 49.6% turnout. Down the Block, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization , was formed by residents in 2009 to pay bills on behalf of Millburn residents in financial distress. New Eyes for

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2100-464: The vote (5,142 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 44.0% (4,087 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (70 votes), among the 11,587 ballots cast by the township's 14,594 registered voters (2,288 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 79.4%. In the 2008 presidential election , Democrat Barack Obama received 58.6% of the vote (6,097 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 39.8% (4,144 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (72 votes), among

2150-428: Was $ 165,603 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 9,937) and the median family income was $ 194,421 (+/− $ 14,492). Males had a median income of $ 136,031 (+/− $ 14,137) versus $ 81,152 (+/− $ 9,621) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 84,663 (+/− $ 5,971). About 1.3% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line , including 1.9% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over. As of

2200-442: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.19. In the township, 30.2% of the population was under the age of 18, 3.2% was from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.1% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.2 males. The median income for

2250-523: Was an American urban theorist and architect who designed more than 50 synagogues between 1948 and 1983. He has been called the "leading theorist" of modern synagogue design, and "the most prolific architect in Jewish history." Percival Goodman was born in New York City to parents who were in the arts business. His father was a leading New York auctioneer who abandoned the family when Percival

2300-634: Was buried after being killed in a clash with the British. After the Revolution, the Rahway River was dammed in five spots to frame plant lakes. Samuel Campbell created the first paper mill in 1790 and produced banknotes. The majority of the early factories were paper plants, among them the Diamond Mill, that is now the site of the Paper Mill Playhouse . In 1835 the Morris and Essex Railroad

2350-611: Was completed, connecting Millburn to enormous urban communities in the east and coal areas in the northwest. Two unincorporated suburbs were created within its borders. Wyoming was made up of 100 acres (40 ha) of land and purchased by the Wyoming Land and Improvement Company and the latter was founded by Stewart Hartshorn (the namesake of Hartshorn Elementary School ) who purchased 1,550 acres (630 ha) of land to create Short Hills, New Jersey . In June 2007, Millburn celebrated its 150th birthday in its downtown, in one of

2400-609: Was converted by Hitler ", and after World War II he became more interested in Jewish architecture. At a 1947 conference of the Reform Jewish movement, the Union of American Hebrew Congregations , Goodman advocated the use of modern architecture for new Jewish buildings, rather than following the models of older churches and synagogues. He quickly began to receive commissions. Many of these were for new buildings in suburban areas reachable only by car, and Goodman responded by using

2450-414: Was founded in 1945. The Millburn Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade . The district is includes five K-4 elementary schools, a district-wide fifth grade school, a middle school and a high school. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of eight schools, had an enrollment of 4,697 students and 418.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for

2500-589: Was young. His brother was the noted writer and sociologist Paul Goodman . At age 14, he became an apprentice for an architect. In 1925, Percival Goodman received the Society of Beaux-Arts Architects Paris Prize which sent him to the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris , France, for architectural training. In the earlier part of his career, Goodman designed department store interiors, apartments , and country houses. He also had an interest in urban planning : he submitted

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