In mid-November, the
Jewish Community Relations
Council/American Jewish
Committee (JCRC/AJC)
had the opportunity to host
its annual Media Luncheon
after one year off due to the
pandemic. During the pro-
gram, which took place at the
Detroit Athletic Club, several
dozen members of Metro
Detroit’s print, broadcast and
online news outlets heard
from the executive directors
of Michigan’s Hillels as they

described Jewish life on their
campuses, as well as what the
students are experiencing.
University of Michigan
Hillel’s Tilly Shemer, Metro
Detroit Hillel’s Miriam
Starkman and Michigan State
University and Hillel Campus
Alliance of Michigan’s Cindy
Hughey each discussed their
different perspectives, making
local media aware of both
the successes and difficulties
students have been faced with
over the last several years.

Attendees hear from panelists.

COURTESY OF JCRC/AJC

JCRC/AJC Hosts Media

From WDIV-TV: Devin Scillian, Ro Coppola, Kim Voet-Potter, Bob
Ellis and Jason Laverty.

JCRC/AJC President Seth Gould, Cindy Hughey, Miriam Starkman,
Tilly Shemer and Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit CEO
Steven Ingber

H

illel Day School
announced its 2022
Dream Maker and
Rabbi Jacob E. Segal(z’l)
Honorees, Nancy and
Robert “Bobby” Schostak,
in celebration of their more
than 50 years of commit-
ment to the school.
Bobby, an alum and
past president of Hillel,
and Nancy, a past Hillel
student-teacher and avid
volunteer, are the parents
of three Hillel alumni,
Michael, Jodi and Jeffrey,
and the grandparents of
five current Hillel stu-
dents (soon to be six) and
four grandchildren who
attend Jewish day school in
Minneapolis.
The Schostak Hillel lega-
cy dates back to 1965, when
a young Bobby began third
grade, and has continued
for every decade since
Bobby’s graduation in 1971.
The school has Bobby to
thank for its central loca-
tion that attracts families
from almost every corner
of Oakland County; fam-
ilies from Detroit, Ann
Arbor and Windsor even
make the commute. Bobby,
an astute strategic thinker
and masterful fundraiser,
brought these skills to the
table when he was presi-
dent of the Hillel Board of
Trustees.
During his leadership,
Bobby led a historic $13
million capital campaign
to expand and renovate
Hillel’s current facility, all
within the Shostak Family
Campus.
The couple, along with
the entire Schostak fam-

ily, are exemplary role
models for their enthusi-
astic support of Hillel, the
larger community, educa-
tion, Israel and Oakland
University, where Bobby
is currently the chairman
of the Board of Trustees.
The Schostak Family
Foundation Endowed Fund
supports Judaic Studies at
OU and its medical school
with scholarships. Together,
the couple’s impact can also
be felt at the University
of Michigan C.S. Mott
Children’s Hospital.
The Gala will take
place on Monday, May 2,
2022, at the school. For
more information and
sponsorship opportunities,
contact Amy Schlussel
at (248) 539-1484. To
inquire about gala tickets
and journal opportunities,
contact Marni Cherrin at
(248) 539-2920.

Hillel to Honor Bobby
and Nancy Schostak

Bobby and Nancy Schostak

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