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Ed David celebrated his 70th birthday with family members, including his son who visited from Seattle. Ed has four grandsons: two who live in Seattle and two in New York. Teddi Fine writes she’s the “grandma of two adorables, mother of two lawyer sons and wonderful daughters-in-law, and wife of the same man for 42 years.” Formerly a lobbyist-slash-“health-policy wonk who writes,” Teddi is now the force behind Thea Fine Beading Design, a one-woman business that creates jewelry and Judaica from tiny glass beads and thread. Her work has been featured in the shop of New York’s Museum of Arts and Design. Jeffrey Gefter, a radiation oncologist, and Monica (Monique) Lehr Gefter, who specialized in internal medicine, celebrated their 48th wedding anniversary in September. They have three daughters and two grandkids, and report that, “much to our surprise,” they love living in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Tobi Hoffman and husband Curt ’68, P’93, welcomed their first grandchild, Violet Olive, in February. Andreas Kisch, who lives in Switzerland, was a Wien Special Student in 1969-70. He writes that, after a fulfilling professional life (specializing in media and e-learning), he enjoys life with his wife, children and grandchildren, cultivating social, political and cultural interests. He says he follows “with much interest, and at times a certain amazement, the news from across the Atlantic.” David Sarna lives in Teaneck, New Jersey, with his wife, Rachel, a psychologist. He says that he is getting used to the effects of a severe stroke, including paralysis on the right side and restricted mobility, and that he is thankful, because the outcome could have been much worse. In June, an outdoor sculpture by Melanie Zibit titled “Caryatid” was installed at Settlers Green Market Place, in North Conway, New Hampshire. The piece, carved from a 1,000-pound block of West Rutland, Vermont, marble with prominent green veining, took Melanie two years to complete. 
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