Marvin Schick

Marvin Schick is a former Hunter College and New School for Social Research political-science and constitutional law professor. He is also known for his work in Jewish education.[1]

Career

Shick 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] is also currently 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 [11]) on July 3, 1934.

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

References

  1. 1 2 "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
  4. ↑ http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a561/News/New_York.html
  5. ↑ http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c52_a15707/Editorial__Opinion/Gary_Rosenblatt.html
  6. ↑ http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/09/15/forty-years-ago
  7. ↑ http://mschick.blogspot.com/2000_12_01_archive.html
  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. ↑ http://www.zoominfo.com/people/PersonDetailLimited.aspx?PersonID=18198678&lastName=Schick&firstName=Marvin&id=18198678&searchSource=page&page=2
  11. ↑ http://mschick.blogspot.com/2009/07/allen-is-75.html
  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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