Mike Abraham, President of the Kfeirian Reunion along with his wife Nora and son Michael
A Message from the Kfeirian Reunion Foundation President,
Mike Abraham
On behalf of our board of trustees, I welcome you to the Kfeirian Reunion Foundation website. I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to explore and discover a heritage and ancestry that is second to none. You’ll find pictures of historical artifacts, family ancestral trees, copies of past newsletters and so much more. You can even link to the Kfeirian Reunion Facebook Page and the Kfeirian travel portal, www.kfeirtravels.com where you can make all your travel plans. Take your time, troll and enjoy!
Our organization was officially founded in 1932 after many years of unofficial gatherings by our forbearers to celebrate their new found freedoms and the multitude of opportunities this great nation had to offer. They became an integral part of the communities they settled in, all the while, promoting their love of family, culture and the desire to pass these beautiful gifts on to future generations.
Our ancestors came from the small village of Kfeir, located along the slopes of the top of the Mount Hermon cluster of mountains of what was then Syria. This area became part of Lebanon when the country was formed in 1948. Even though founded just 71 years ago, the earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon goes back 7,000 years, outdating recorded history.
As our organization grew and flourished throughout the 20th and now 21st centuries, it has promoted scholarship opportunities for college bound Kfeirians, continually re-discovers and building on our cultural heritage, and has sponsored charitable projects in the village of Kfeir. Most notably throughout the years having provided funding for much needed electricity and water development and helping individual families who have suffered hardships.
As we move forward to 100 years of the Kfeirian Reunion, the descendants of these courageous visionaries who sought a better life not just for themselves, but for their children and their children’s children, remain fiercely committed in keeping that foundational spirit and legacy alive.
The highlight of the year for the Kfeirian Reunion Foundation is the annual Reunion held every Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the memory our ancestors and the legacy of our heritage and culture that they has been passed down to us. We honor them and their futuristic vision. Kfeirians from all over the world have attended this event. For 2019, the 87th Kfeirian Reunion will meet in Charleston, WV and we look forward to seeing many Kfeirians and their friends in Wild Wonderful West Virginia.
Whether you’re a Kfeirian by direct lineage of family, marriage or just want the opportunity to be part of this wonderful blessing, you are welcome to join us as we gather as one family, enjoying shared memories of past Reunions, creating new ones, Arabic food, with exotic cultural music and dancing. It’s an experience like none other.
We look forward to seeing you this year.
Best regards,
Michael Abraham
President
Mike Abraham
On behalf of our board of trustees, I welcome you to the Kfeirian Reunion Foundation website. I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to explore and discover a heritage and ancestry that is second to none. You’ll find pictures of historical artifacts, family ancestral trees, copies of past newsletters and so much more. You can even link to the Kfeirian Reunion Facebook Page and the Kfeirian travel portal, www.kfeirtravels.com where you can make all your travel plans. Take your time, troll and enjoy!
Our organization was officially founded in 1932 after many years of unofficial gatherings by our forbearers to celebrate their new found freedoms and the multitude of opportunities this great nation had to offer. They became an integral part of the communities they settled in, all the while, promoting their love of family, culture and the desire to pass these beautiful gifts on to future generations.
Our ancestors came from the small village of Kfeir, located along the slopes of the top of the Mount Hermon cluster of mountains of what was then Syria. This area became part of Lebanon when the country was formed in 1948. Even though founded just 71 years ago, the earliest evidence of civilization in Lebanon goes back 7,000 years, outdating recorded history.
As our organization grew and flourished throughout the 20th and now 21st centuries, it has promoted scholarship opportunities for college bound Kfeirians, continually re-discovers and building on our cultural heritage, and has sponsored charitable projects in the village of Kfeir. Most notably throughout the years having provided funding for much needed electricity and water development and helping individual families who have suffered hardships.
As we move forward to 100 years of the Kfeirian Reunion, the descendants of these courageous visionaries who sought a better life not just for themselves, but for their children and their children’s children, remain fiercely committed in keeping that foundational spirit and legacy alive.
The highlight of the year for the Kfeirian Reunion Foundation is the annual Reunion held every Labor Day Weekend to celebrate the memory our ancestors and the legacy of our heritage and culture that they has been passed down to us. We honor them and their futuristic vision. Kfeirians from all over the world have attended this event. For 2019, the 87th Kfeirian Reunion will meet in Charleston, WV and we look forward to seeing many Kfeirians and their friends in Wild Wonderful West Virginia.
Whether you’re a Kfeirian by direct lineage of family, marriage or just want the opportunity to be part of this wonderful blessing, you are welcome to join us as we gather as one family, enjoying shared memories of past Reunions, creating new ones, Arabic food, with exotic cultural music and dancing. It’s an experience like none other.
We look forward to seeing you this year.
Best regards,
Michael Abraham
President