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Robert & Nancy, David & Elise and Mark & Lillian Schostak Continue 
the Family’s Legacy of Support Through the Centennial Fund

Robert, David and Mark Schostak often share a 
recollection about their grandfather, Louis, who arrived in 
Detroit over 100 years ago. “In those days, the local rabbis 
used to come to his office, and they never left without a 
check or some other sort of tzedakah.” That tradition was 
carried on by their father, Jerry, and his wife, Elyse, who were 
also extremely philanthropic and had a particular focus on 
Jewish education. As the third generation of Schostaks, 
the brothers—together with their wives Nancy, Elise and 
Lillian—remain committed to maintaining the family’s 
close connection to Jewish Detroit, instilling it in their 
children, grandchildren and future generations. “Our family 
has a saying that charity begins at home,
” they say, “and 
home means the Jewish community. This community has 
been very good to us, and we want to do everything that 
we can to support it.”

The Schostaks continue their family’s long history of 
support with a commitment to the Centennial Fund, the 
central endowment vehicle for the community’s future. 
They are directing their gift toward PACE (Perpetual Annual 
Campaign Endowment), which will grow the family PACE 
Fund established with their father and Elyse. “We recognize 
that the needs and objectives will change over time,
” they 
say, “whether it be in support for the elderly, food insecurity 
or other areas. This Fund will allow future leaders to have 
the resources they need to take care of the community.” 
As a family with five generations of Jewish Detroiters, the 
Schostaks remain believers in a strong, tightknit community. 
“We’re committed to Jewish values, customs and traditions, 
and we know that the Centennial Fund will help ensure the 
strength of Jewish Detroit long into the future.”

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