Judy Weston  (1933-2020)

was a devoted friend to Montclair.  A dedicated philanthropist, she partnered with her husband Josh to support arts, education and wellness resources and spur innovative programs and strategies to benefit her neighbors, here and around the world.

She graduated from Brooklyn College and later earned a Master's Degree in Social Work from Montclair State University. She served for 10 years as a social worker at Jewish Vocational Services. Later on, she served as president of the Montclair Adult School.

Judy loved dance, and expressed that love in her traditional way - by helping others. She taught dance to elementary school kids in Montclair in the 1970s and was later an enthusiastic supporter and active board member of the National Dance Institute, which provides in-school dance instruction to many thousands of students in several cities.

Judy married her husband, Josh Weston, in 1954. They moved to Montclair, NJ, where they raised their four children, Eric, Ronald, Hilary, and Heather and lived together there for more than 60 years as active members of the Montclair community.