Marvin Schick

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. "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%5B%5D
  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. {{cite website| url=https://matzav.com/dr-marvin-schick-zl/
  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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