Marvin Schick


Marvin Schick 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.

Career

Shick was a professor at Hunter College 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, and was an educational consultant for the Avi Chai Foundation and has been described as an expert on Jewish Day Schools.
Schick founded National Jewish Commission on Law and Public Affairs in 1965, and served as its first president. He served in the second mayoral administration of NYC Mayor John V. Lindsay as liaison to the Jewish community and a Mayoral Spokesman and administrative assistant.
His writings have appeared in The Jewish Press and The Jewish Week.

Personal

He was born the day before his twin brother Allen on July 3, 1934 and died on April 23, 2020.
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.