Jan 7, 2025 – Steal a Pencil for Me: A Compelling Love Story about Two
Holocaust Survivors – "Steal a Pencil for Me" is a memoir written by
Jack and Ina Polak, that was also made into an award-winning documentary
feature film. It recounts the story of the couple's love nurtured
through exchanging letters while both were held in German concentration
camps. After liberation they married and moved to the US. Jack became a
founder and long-time president of the Anne Frank Center USA and
lectured extensively throughout the world on the lessons to be learned
from the Holocaust. Our speaker Fred Polak is Jack and Ina’s eldest son.
After Jack’s death at the age of 102, Fred dedicated himself to
retelling his parents’ story and carrying forward their lessons from the
Holocaust. [video to appear]
Jan 14, 2025 – How Rutgers Provides Academic Support Services to Student
Athletes – Our speaker Scott Walker is the executive director of the
Rutgers’ Academic Support Services for Student Athletes program (ASSSA),
and a Princeton graduate. Services provided by ASSSA are available to
all student-athletes at Rutgers. During his tenure, which includes entry
of Rutgers into the Big Ten, Scott has overseen the expansion and
modernization of the program and the unprecedented academic success
achieved by individual student-athletes and team sports. Scott will
provide an insider’s view of services provided by ASSSA and how it has
evolved over the years. [no video]
Jan 21, 2025 – How Invisalign® Revolutionized Orthodontics and Expanded
the Use of Clear Teeth Aligners – Speaker Dr. Stanley Gersch has been a
practicing orthodontist in Westfield, Cranford, and Linden for over 35
years and is the director of Invisalign® training in NYU’s post graduate
orthodontic department. Stan was one of the first orthodontists in the
U.S. to use Invisalign® in his practice and has been nationally
recognized and awarded for his Invisalign® treatment and expertise. Stan
will talk about his early interest in how new technologies could
enhance treatment for his patients, his early-stage introduction to
Invisalign®, and how Invisalign® grew to become the leader in clear
teeth aligners. [video to appear]
Jan 28, 2025 – Changes in Traditional Concepts of the Law in the U.S. –
Our speaker, the Hon. Joel B. Rosen, will speak about the changing
landscape in U.S. law, including the notion of the rule of law, federal
prosecutions, judicial review, and ethics. Judge Rosen is a former
United States magistrate judge and, as a former partner of the law firm
Montgomery McKracken, was a nationally recognized leader in the practice
of alternative dispute resolution. Over the course of his career, Judge
Rosen has overseen thousands of state and federal legal matters,
lectured extensively on constitutional principles, and was an adjunct
faculty member of Rutgers Law School. [video to appear]
