September 4 – 6, 1965 | Beckley, WV

33rd Kfeirian Reunion

We are currently looking for anyone with knowledge of this reunion. Please send any information you may have to reunion@kfeir.com.

Executive Board Members

President - Edmund George
Vice President - Mrs. Abe Kawaja
Secretary - George Hanna
Treasurer - Phillip Bassett
Reunion Chair - Louis Rahall
Board Members - Abe Cantees, Charles J. Thabet, Phillip G. Michael, Jameel G. Saad, Ernest G. Tweel, John R. Mickel, James A Tweel, Alex Mickel, Ex-Officio Member James V. Hanna

Program & Handouts

WELCOME BOOKLET

PROGRAM

HAREM HIGHLIGHTS VARIETY SHOW

Gallery

Pictured is Rahija Saad Bassett doing her traditional dancing with a glass of water on her head. This is the Kfeirian Reunion of 1965. Rahija was 74 years old at the time. She continued to do this dance until she was into her 80s.

Beckley Post Herald and Register from July 18, 1965

Below is the Congressional Record of the United States Senate dated September 21, 1965 by Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia. Senator Byrd attended the 33rd Annual Kfeirian Reunion in 1965 and the following is his account of the reunion.

This website is dedicated to the founders of the Kfeirian Reunion Foundation, Inc. to whom we are eternally grateful.
The Kferian Reunion is a 501(c)(7) organization.

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