Marvin Schick
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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.
and New School for Social Research
, where he taught political-science and constitutional law. He was president of the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
, for over 30 years, is also currently an educational consultant for the Avi Chai Foundation
and has been described as an expert on Jewish Day School
s.
Schick founded National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA) in 1965, and served as its first president. 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" ) as liaison to the Jewish community and a Mayoral Spokesman and administrative assistant.
His writings have appeared in The Jewish Press
and its competitor The Jewish Week
.
Their father died before their 4th birthday. Their mother, Rebbetzin
Renee Schick, founded the Schick's Bakery in Boro Park
in 1941 to support the family.
Hunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
and New School for Social Research
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
political-science and constitutional law professor. He is also known for his work in Jewish education.
Career
Shick was a professor at Hunter CollegeHunter College
Hunter College, established in 1870, is a public university and one of the constituent colleges of the City University of New York, located on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Hunter grants undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate degrees in more than one hundred fields of study, and is recognized...
and New School for Social Research
The New School
The New School is a university in New York City, located mostly in Greenwich Village. From its founding in 1919 by progressive New York academics, and for most of its history, the university was known as the New School for Social Research. Between 1997 and 2005 it was known as New School University...
, where he taught political-science and constitutional law. He was president of the Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
Rabbi Jacob Joseph School
The Rabbi Jacob Joseph School is an Orthodox Jewish day school located in Staten Island, New York that serves students from nursery through twelfth grade. The school was founded in 1903 and named in honor of Rabbi Jacob Joseph, chief rabbi of New York City's Association of American Orthodox Hebrew...
, for over 30 years, is also currently an educational consultant for the Avi Chai Foundation
AVI CHAI Foundation
AVI CHAI is a private foundation endowed in 1984 by Sanford Bernstein, a well-known successful investor who become a Modern Orthodox Baal teshuva and who had wanted to further the cause of outreach to alienated and assimilated Jews worldwide. Avi-Chai functions in the United States and in Israel...
and has been described as an expert on Jewish Day School
Jewish day school
A Jewish day school is a modern Jewish educational institution that is designed to provide Jewish children with both a Jewish and a secular education in one school on a full time basis, hence its name of "day school" meaning a school that the students attend for an entire day and not on a part time...
s.
Schick founded National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs (COLPA) in 1965, and served as its first president. He served in the second mayoral administration of NYC Mayor John V. Lindsay
John Lindsay
John Vliet Lindsay was an American politician, lawyer and broadcaster who was a U.S. Congressman, Mayor of New York City, candidate for U.S...
(1969–1973) (about which he wrote in 2000 "the first time ... and probably the last time" ) as liaison to the Jewish community and a Mayoral Spokesman and administrative assistant.
His writings have appeared in The Jewish Press
The Jewish Press
The Jewish Press is an American weekly newspaper, geared toward the Modern Orthodox Jewish community. It describes itself as "America's Largest Independent Jewish Weekly." The newspaper has a politically conservative viewpoint and editorial policy....
and its competitor The Jewish Week
The Jewish Week
The Jewish Week is an independent weekly newspaper serving the Jewish community of the metropolitan New York City area. The Jewish Week covers news relating to the Jewish community in NYC and has world-wide distribution.-Editorial staff:...
.
Personal
He was born the day before his twin brother Allen (by 15 minutes ) on July 3, 1934.Their father died before their 4th birthday. Their mother, Rebbetzin
Rebbetzin
Rebbitzin or Rabbanit is the title used for the wife of a rabbi, typically from the Orthodox, or Haredi, and Hasidic Jewish groups...
Renee Schick, founded the Schick's Bakery in Boro Park
Borough Park, Brooklyn
Borough Park , is a neighborhood in the southwestern part of the borough of Brooklyn, in New York City in the United States....
in 1941 to support the family.
See also
- Learned HandLearned HandBillings Learned Hand was a United States judge and judicial philosopher. He served on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and later the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit...
- The Failure To Teach Political Activity by Marvin Schick, Albert Somit
- Marvin Schick's Blog