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American journalist and professor (1934–2020)
Marvin Schick (July 3, 1934 – April 23, 2020) was an American political scientist and constitutional law professor at
Hunter College and the
New School for Social Research . 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]
His father died before his 4th birthday. His mother,
Rebbetzin Renee Schick, founded the Schick's Bakery in
Boro Park in 1941,
[12] to help support her family.
See also
References
^
a
b
"Dr. Marvin Schick May 30, 2007" , ATID website.
^ Goldman, Ari L. (January 5, 1992).
"Yeshivas Defy The Odds" . The New York Times . Retrieved May 12, 2010 .
^
http://www.thejewishweek.com/viewArticle/c36_a16031/News/New_York.html [
permanent dead link ]
^
"The Jewish Week - 'Wake-Up Call' for Conservative Education" . Archived from
the original on 2008-02-21. Retrieved 2009-07-03 .
^
"Jewish Day School Model May Now be Thing of Past" . Archived from
the original on 2009-05-09. Retrieved 2009-07-03 .
^ Schick, Marvin (September 15, 2005).
"Forty Years Ago" .
^
"Marvin Schick" . mschick.blogspot.com .
^ The Ungovernable City, by Vincent J. Cannato, p. 391,
ISBN
0-465-00844-5 , 2001, Basic Books
^ The Village Voice, Oct. 14, 1971,
https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1299&dat=19711014&id=j1QQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IIwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4071,867807
^
"Mayor Lindsay Appoints Marvin Schick As Assistant to Mayor on Intergroup Relations" . JTA (
Jewish Telegraphic Agency . February 11, 1970.
^
"Wayback Machine has not archived that URL" . matzav.com . Retrieved 2023-10-01 . [
dead link ]
^ 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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