Weequahic’s First Class of Hall of Fame Inductees
Alvin Attles, Class of June 1955
Noted career as NBA player, coach and executive
Sid Dorfman, Class of June 1937
Award-winning sports journalist
Les Fein, Faculty (deceased)
Legendary basketball coach, 1955 to 1967
Dr. Max Herzberg, Faculty (deceased)
First Principal, 1933 to 1951
Sandra King, Class of 1965
Celebrated host and reporter on New Jersey Network
Benilde Little, Class of 1976
Best-selling author and journalist
Robert Lowenstein, Faculty
Longtime educator in Newark, Chair of WHS Foreign
Languages Dept.
Hilda Lutzke, Faculty
Popular English teacher at Weequahic from 1937 to 1975
Seymour “Swede” Masin, Class of June 1938 (deceased)
One of Weequahic’s greatest all-around athletes
Dr. Victor Parsonnet, Class of June 1941
Pioneer in cardiology at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Philip Roth, Class of January 1950
Pulitzer Prize winning author
Ron Stone, Faculty (deceased)
Beloved Principal from 2002 to 2007