C o mm u n ity
Evelyn Levine
Heads Auxiliary
Endowing Education
Akiva's high school gets a financial boost from the Schostak family.
Robert Schostak of Franklin has
served as Hillel's president. David
and Elise Schostak of Birmingham
endowed and built Jayne's Grove, an
n endowment of $1 mil-
outdoor classroom on the Hillel
lion for the high school
campus named in memory of their
program at Yeshivat Akiva
daughter, Jayne Rudy Schostak.
was among the new
"The Schostak family's continued
endowments and funds announced at
support
of Jewish education is exhib-
the June Board of Governors meeting
ited
once
again through this [Akiva]
of the Jewish Federation of
fund," said
Metropolitan
Federation
Detroit.
President
The
Penny
endowment
Blumenstein.
has been
"The quality
established
of education
by the
offered by
Schostak
the Akiva
family, long-
high school
time bene-
will
be
factors of
enriched
Jewish edu-
through the
cation and
generosity of
communal
the Schostak
activities and
family."
active in the
Most of
real estate
the
business.
Millennium
Earnings
Funds of the
from the
Jewish
Life
endowment
Fund
are
will be dis-
scheduled
tributed
for pay-out
yearly and
in four or
matched by
five years,
the United
said Andrew
Jewish
Creators of the Schostak Family Akiva Hebrew Day School Millennium und are: seated Nancy,
Echt,
Foundation Robert, Elyse, Richard (Tzvi) and Jerome (Jerzy) Schostak; and standing, E Elise,
David Mark, Lillian
.
Federation's
of
and Dorit Schostak.
director of
major gift
development. The decision about
Richard, one of Jerry Schostak's four
Metropolitan Detroit.
how to use the proceeds from the
sons, and his wife have four more
"We are very excited about it,"
Schostak gift will be made each year
children at the Southfield school.
said Marc Jerusalem, Akiva's incom-
by an advisory committee comprised
The
Schostak
family
previously
ing president. "The Schostaks are
of Blumenstein, members of the
committed
$1
million
to
the
tremendous supporters of Jewish
Schostak family, key leaders at Akiva
Millennium
Campaign
for
another
education in Detroit and they seem
and other Detroit-area educators,
Jewish
Life
Fund
to
benefit
the
to be spreading their generosity
and Federation CEO Robert
Jewish Academy of Metropolitan
around."
Aronson, and Howard Neistein,
Detroit.
Akiva finished the school year
Federation's chief planning director,
In addition, the campus of Hillel
with 55 students enrolled in grades 9
Echt said.
Day
School
of
Metropolitan
Detroit
through 12,. Jerusalem said. The
Millennium Fund interest income
is
named
the
Schostak
Family
graduating class had 12 students.
is
usually
allocated on a yearly basis,
Campus,
in
honor
of
the
family's
$1
The Schostak Family Akiva
he
said,
with
earnings matched by
million
contribution
to
the
school's
Hebrew Day School Millennium
the Foundation.
capital campaign. All six of Jerry
Fund was established through the
"It's administered very carefully.
Schostak's children are Hillel gradu-
Millennium Campaign for Detroit's
This
is a situation where partners
ates, and four grandchildren are cur-
Jewish Life Fund. The Jewish Life
work
together for the collective
rent students.
Fund is a series of specially designat-
good,"
Echt said. El
Among
Jerry
Schostak's
four
sons,
ed and named donor funds under
DIANA LIEBERMAN
Staff Writer
the auspices of the Federation and
the United Jewish Foundation of
Metropolitan Detroit.
"The answer to the continuity of
our people is Jewish day school edu-
cation," said family patriarch Jerome
(Jerry) Schostak of Franklin.
Among the 2001 Akiva graduates
is the eldest child of Richard (Tzvi)
and Dorit Schostak of Southfield.
.
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2001
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At a luncheon for the Auxiliary of the
Jewish Home and Aging Services held at
the Fleischman Residence in West
Bloomfield, an installation was held for
the new 2001-2002 officers.
The new leaders are
president, Evelyn
Levine; vice presidents,
Larry Slutsky, Barbara
Edelman, Sharon
Goldenberg, Gail
Mandel, Shelley Nadiv,
Harriett Rosen, Rose
Cooper; secretaries, Agi
Evelyn Levine Alpert, Amy Berke,
Barbara Edelman, Carol
Metzger; treasurer, David Levine; parlia-
mentarian, Geri Margolis.
The board of directors are Carole
Aaron, Judy Adelman, Barbara Bershad,
Carol Blacher, Mona Cohen, Rose
Cooper, Miriam Davis, Estelle Elkus,
Rosaline Gilson, Rose Rita Goldman,
Charlene Green, Marlene Gropman,
Sherry Haffner, Rowena Howard, Lori
Kaminsky, Marilyn Karbal, Sharon
Kline, Milly Kovan, Jocelyn Margolis,
Barbara MoehIman, Marilyn Nelson,
Ilene Nemer, Ida Nemzin, Suzanne
Pevos, Marilyn Pickover, Julie Ritten,
Rona Rones, Elaine Sabbota, Rosie
Schlusel, Rosalie Schwartz, Sandy
Schwartz, Myra Selesny, Andrea
Stillman, Linda Weiss and Robin Wine.
The honorary board of directors are
Dorothy Bodzin, Sherry Goren, Ethel
Cohen, Anna Mickel, Molly Diamond,
Fannie Robinson and Mary Tarnow.
JAMD Picks
New Officers
At its membership meeting June 13, the
Jewish Academy of Metropolitan Detroit
elected the following to the board of
directors for the year 2001-2002: Robert
P Roth, Steve Schanes, I nrry Garon,
Danny Kurzmann, Doris Blechman, Dr.
Jeff Devries, Dr. Nathan HarPaz, Barbara
Horowitz, Rabbi Daniel Nevins, Robert
Schostak, Marty Gene, Nancy Gad-
Had, Dr. Susan Gardin, Dr. Marc
Borovoy, Julie Borim, Robert Kleiman,
Cheryl Schanes.
Also on the board in a non-voting
capacity are Rabbi Lee Buckman, head
of school; Dr. Zvi Gitelman, educator;
and Jeff Garden, past president. Elected
board officers are Robert P. Roth, presi-
dent; Steve Schanes and Larry Garon,
vice presidents; Danny Kurzmann, treas-
urer; Doris Blechman, secretary.