Marvin Schick

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Marvin Schick (July 3, 1934 – April 23, 2020) was a Hunter College and New School for Social Research political science and constitutional law professor. He was also known for his work in Jewish education.[1]

Career[]

Schick was a professor at Hunter College and New School for Social Research, where he taught political-science and constitutional law.[1] He was president of the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School, for over 30 years,[2] and was an educational consultant for the Avi Chai Foundation[3][4] and has been described as an expert on Jewish Day Schools.[5]

Schick founded National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA) in 1965, and served as its first president.[6] He served in the second mayoral administration of NYC Mayor John V. Lindsay (1969–1973) (about which he wrote in 2000 "the first time ... and probably the last time" [7]) as liaison to the Jewish community [8] and a Mayoral Spokesman [9] and administrative assistant.[10]

His writings have appeared in The Jewish Press and The Jewish Week.

Personal[]

He was born the day before his twin brother Allen (by 15 minutes) on July 3, 1934 and died on April 23, 2020.[11]

Their father died before their 4th birthday. Their mother, Rebbetzin Renee Schick, founded the Schick's Bakery in Boro Park in 1941,[12] to support the family.

See also[]

  • Schick, Marvin (1970). Learned Hand's Court. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-1214-9.
  • Learned Hand
  • The Failure To Teach Political Activity by Marvin Schick, Albert Somit
  • Marvin Schick's Blog

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dr. Marvin Schick May 30, 2007", ATID website.
  2. ^ Goldman, Ari L. (January 5, 1992). "Yeshivas Defy The Odds". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  3. ^ http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a16031/News/New_York.html[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2009-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-07-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ Schick, Marvin (September 15, 2005). "Forty Years Ago".
  7. ^ "Marvin Schick". mschick.blogspot.com.
  8. ^ The Ungovernable City, by Vincent J. Cannato, p. 391, ISBN 0-465-00844-5, 2001, Basic Books
  9. ^ The Village Voice, Oct. 14, 1971, https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1299&dat=19711014&id=j1QQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IIwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4071,867807
  10. ^ "Mayor Lindsay Appoints Marvin Schick As Assistant to Mayor on Intergroup Relations". JTA (Jewish Telegraphic Agency. February 11, 1970.
  11. ^ https://matzav.com/dr-marvin-schick-zl/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. ^ Hamlin, Suzanne (March 20, 1996). "Passover Bakery Opens for a Sweet and Hectic Season". The New York Times. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
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