It is heartening to see the amount of literary productivity by our fellow ’46ers. Norman A. Weissman’s latest novel, Oh Palestine: The Dream Deferred, published this year, is a loosely connected collection of vignettes that in various ways describe the futility of war and the use of force while chronicling the failure of democracy in Europe and the Middle East since the end of World War II as described in the book’s forward by another productive author, Herman J. Obermayer (Soldiering for Freedom: A G.I.’s account of World War II and Rehnquist). Norman has had a 42-year career as a writer-director of many award-winning films and television programs. He has written two other novels, Acceptable Losses and Snapshots USA: An American Family Album, and My Exuberant Voyage: A Memoir. 


Plans for our 2014 mini-reunion Homecoming Weekend October 16, 17 and 18: October 16 we rendezvous at the Hanover Inn lobby 5-5:30 p.m., dinner at Pine restaurant at the inn; October 17 is the College-sponsored presentation for our class members or another scheduled event during the day, evening reception at the Inn Ford-Sayer-Brewster Room, followed by buffet dinner and parade to bonfire; October 18 is the class meeting at 10 a.m. in Room 104 Dartmouth Hall, followed by 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. tailgate party at Thompson Arena parking lot and the Holy Cross game at 1 p.m. We have an evening reception 6-7, followed by plated dinner with speaker at the Hanover Inn. The class of ’47 has been invited to join us at our Friday night buffet dinner and tailgate party.


Our sympathies to the families of deceased classmates: Edwin Bernard Blatt, June 11, Harry Martyn Carr, April 1, and Jim Roberts, June 15. Jim served in the 10th Mountain Division during World War II. This is the same division that other Dartmouth skiers served in, including Sandy Treat, who was featured in an article about the 50th anniversary of Vail, Colorado, in a recent Class Notes column.


—John L.E. Wolff, M.D., 1160 Fifth Ave., Suite 105, New York City, NY 10029; (212) 772-1700; (212) 772-9933 (fax); jlewolffmd@aol.com