Marvin Schick

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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

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 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,

Boro Park in 1941,[12]
to help support her family.

See also

References