Richard H. Schwartz
Richard H. Schwartz | |
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Schwartz in 2011 | |
| Born | 1934 (age 90–91) |
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| Years active | 1975–present |
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Loretta Susskind (m. 1960) |
| Parent(s) | his father, John; his mother, Mildred |
Richard H. Schwartz is a professor emeritus of mathematics at the College of Staten Island; president emeritus of the Jewish Vegetarians of North America (JVNA); and co-founder and coordinator of the Society of Ethical and Religious Vegetarians (SERV). He is best known as a Jewish vegetarian activist and advocate for animal rights in the United States and Israel.